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

Grandfather Mountain is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old bald eagle.Ajax the bald eagle died on Wednesday following complications from an infection he developed.“We will miss his strength and ...

A bald eagle that was hit by a car near Nevada has passed away. The Story County Sheriff's Office found the injured eagle on the side of the roadway after it was moved by witnesses on Saturday, Feb. 1 ...

The Latin name “Haliaeetus leucocephalus” means “white-headed sea eagle.” The word bald refers to an old English word meaning white, like that of a judge’s wig in the English legal system.

WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — 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 ...

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