American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally
America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in a sort of environmental updraft ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune4d
You might be surprised by when the bald eagle became our national bird
“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 Herald-Mail17d
Finally, the bald eagle is our national bird. Here is the history of the symbol
In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison) and ...