They are also under threat from bird flu, which researchers have found is killing them at an "alarming rate." A popular ...

With the United States just making the bald eagle the national bird, here's what you need to know about them living in ...

The iconic bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the United States. The eagle joins the bison (national mammal), ...

It’s a tradition that started over a hundred years ago, as an alternative to hunting birds during the holidays.

"You don't get up at 7 o'clock in the morning and spend the whole day stomping around outside, freezing to death or getting ...

Congress, supplemented by lobbying efforts from the National Eagle Center ... Benjamin Franklin allegedly preferred the turkey, a bird also native to the U.S., to become the official bird ...

Florida ranks third in the nation when it comes to the number of nesting bald eagles. Watch daily life of North Fort Myers ...

But it's a myth that Franklin led discussions about making the turkey the national bird; historians believe he was joking. “He never advocated for the turkey to be our great seal,” Scott said ...

Also in 1782, Congress designated the bald eagle as the national emblem ... because it steals food from other bird species and deemed the turkey “a much more respectable bird.” ...

A pet store employee holds a bag of Northwest Naturals 2-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food in Tigard, Ore., on ...

Bald Eagle. Credit: Jerry McFarland – CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr. A bipartisan bill that will finally get the iconic bald eagle recognized as the national bird of the United States is on its way to ...