America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment WEST ORANGE, N.J. -- Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird ...

And so I think now it’s really important to make sure people know that story and learn from it,” said Maia Edwards, the science director at the American Bald Eagle Foundation in Alaska.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The bald eagle joins the rose, the bison, and the oak tree as an official American symbol ...

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 ...

STONECREST, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Despite the American Bald Eagle’s association with the United States for over 200 years, the symbol was just that – a symbol – until this week.