But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird. The bald eagle is indigenous to North America.

Ultimately, his library held around 2,000 eagle-related books. Cook’s growing interest in the living bird also led him to join the boards of Point Reyes Bird Observatory (now Point Blue Conservation ...

The White House announced on Christmas Eve President Joe Biden signed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird. The bill, signed Monday after being passed unanimously by ...

The Philadelphia Eagles have just been handed the now undisputed title of being “America’s Team” after Joe Biden (or whoever is actually running this country) officially named the Bald Eagle as the ...

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. President ...

Uncle Sam, a 25-year-old bald eagle, sits on his perch in front of a U.S. flag before the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair in the Ector County Coliseum fairgrounds in Odessa, Texas ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.