The eagle is also the leading insignia for all branches of the U.S. military and the leading image on thousands of federal government branches, departments and agencies, according to the signed bill.

The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird this week. President Joe ...

POWELL — The American bald eagle needs no introduction. It first appeared on a coin in 1776 on a Massachusetts copper cent, and it was emblazoned on the coat of arms for the new country’s ...

The bald eagle is emblematic of America. It's on coins and bills, graces the Great Seal and inspired conservation efforts that brought the species back from the brink of extinction. Though it was ...

A bald eagle (not the one pictured) died after being shot with BBs at Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho, officials said. K. Smith National Park Service A bald eagle died shortly after it was found shot ...

One prominent member of American society received a promotion with bipartisan support this holiday season: The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, a proclamation nearly 250 ...

Generations of Americans have seen the bald eagle on the backs of the quarters they put in vending machines and the rugs fictional presidents step on in political dramas. But until Monday ...

The bald eagle, an historic symbol of the nation for ... The bird nests almost exclusively in jack pine trees in a specific height range. Known as the "rarest North American warbler" state and ...

By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received a title this week that many may have assumed it already had: the national bird of the United States. For centuries, the bald eagle has been a ubiquitous ...