“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National ...

The birds have been in an environmental updraft since the early 2000s, when the U.S. government took them off its endangered ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky ...

The bald eagle has been a symbol of our nation’s strength since the Revolutionary War, but it was not made our national bird until recently. The bald eagle is emblematic of America and on coins ...

A bald eagle named Freedom perches on a branch at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, N.J., on Jan. 15, 2025. AP Photo/Seth Wenig WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Along the long road from American icon to ...