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The bald eagle isn't actually America's national bird — but that's poised to change

12:09pm December 18, 2024

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This week the House passed his bill, which now heads to Biden's desk.

U.S. bald eagle populations have more than quadrupled in the lower 48 states since 2009, according to a new survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Once Imperiled, America's Bald Eagle Populations Are Soaring

3:11pm March 25, 2021

by Nathan Rott

The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states has quadrupled since 2009, according to a new survey. The findings are a bright spot in an otherwise troubling picture for American birds.

On Saturday, an injured bald was found eagle in southeast Washington, D.C.

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Injured Bald Eagle Found In Nation's Capital

4:32pm July 02, 2017

by Amy Held

The eagle was unable to fly and is recovering at a rehabilitation center.

Rodney Stotts carries Sky, a rehabilitated hawk, up the stairs at the Matthew Henson Center.

In Washington, D.C., A Program In Which Birds And People Lift Each Other Up

1:51pm May 20, 2017

For 25 years, the Earth Conservation Corps has been cleaning up the capital's polluted Anacostia River. Volunteers have turned their lives around and now work to help others do the same.

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Susan Gallagher, chief naturalist at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center, examines the eagle who died from lead poisoning.

Lead Ammunition Poisons Wildlife But Too Expensive To Change, Hunters Say

1:10pm February 20, 2017

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Just before leaving office, the Obama administration banned the use of lead ammunition on federal land. Some hunters want President Trump to reverse the ban.

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Mr. President, the First Lady, DC2 and DC3 at feeding time Sunday morning.

And Then There Were 4: Second Eaglet Emerges On D.C. Eagle Cam

11:51am March 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

"Mr. President" and "The First Lady," a pair of mated bald eagles in the National Arboretum, are officially raising two eaglets: their second egg hatched overnight.

A still image from the American Eagle Foundation shows the eaglet from egg #1, and egg #2 — with the pip, or developing hole in the shell — just beginning to be visible on Saturday.

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Eaglet Number 2 Is On The Way For America's 'Most Patriotic Nest Cam'

2:54pm March 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The American Eagle Foundation confirms that there's a "pip in progress" on the second egg in the nest in the National Arboretum — meaning the baby bird is starting to break its way out.

An egg on the grounds of the National Arboretum now shows signs of a baby eaglet trying to emerge from.

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The Eaglet Is Landing: The 'Pip Out' Continues On D.C. Web-Cam

3:31pm March 17, 2016

Pip pip, hooray! A hole in the eaglet's shell, called a "pip," appears to have gotten larger and the baby bird could emerge soon.