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In what began as a side project in 2022 for Berkshire Bird Observatory Executive Director Ben Nickley, The Kestrel Nest Box ...
The bald eagle, a symbol of the nation for over 200 years, returned from near extinction to become America's bird − officially − this week.
Jack E. Davis tells compelling history of 'all-American' bald eagle in new book. The author gives an inside look at "The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird" at the 2022 Library ...
In Northern Michigan, where Bowerman, a University of Maryland professor, has spent 40 years continuing a long-running bald-eagle census, the number of occupied eagle nests had risen from 52 in ...
Discover how the bald eagle became the national bird of the U.S. in 1782, symbolizing freedom and strength, despite ...
The Bald Eagle has symbolized American ideals since its placement on the Great Seal in 1782," Preston Cook, the cochair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center and author of ...
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 ...
After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.
A U.S. Geological Survey report shows eagles have high rates of lead poisonings, which impacts the bird's population. An expert is now issuing a warning tied to hunters and ammunition.
The bald eagle became the United States national bird on Dec. 24, 2024, approximately 242 years after most Americans assumed it already was our national bird.. In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on ...
After seeing a friend do painting with birds at the American Eagle Foundation in Tennessee, Smith wondered if the newly-retired Ferrisburgh would enjoy it too.