A 1963 survey found just 471 bald eagle pairs in the lower 48 states. DDT was banned in the early 1970s, and conservationists ...

Large birds like eagles need large nests! Bald eagle nests are about 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall. If the ...

Friday, June 20, 2025 has been proclaimed nationwide as American Eagle Day as a way to celebrate the bald eagle, America's ...

Discover how the bald eagle became the national bird of the U.S. in 1782, symbolizing freedom and strength, despite ...

The bald eagle has been a symbol of our nation’s strength since the Revolutionary War, but it was not made our national bird until recently. The bald eagle is emblematic of America and on coins ...

With its stark white head, dangerous talons, and a wingspan of more than 6.5 feet, the bald eagle cuts a silhouette few other birds in North America can compete with. And yet, much of what we ...

The eaglet likely hatched sometime in April. Great Parks staff are hosting viewing sessions June 12 and 15, and July 12.

Here are some bald eagle facts and fictions: Eagles are doing well here ... Eagles nearly went extinct in the continental United States in the 1960s, mainly because the pesticide DDT tainted the ...

The Los Angeles Zoo announced this week that 10 healthy condors were hatched, making them eligible to be released in the wild ...

Where to see bald eagles -- now, officially our nation’s bird -- in Colorado , including Barr Lake, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Boulder Reservoir, Fossil Creek Reservoir.

Big Bear Valley elementary school children have picked names for two bald eagle chicks that hatched last month as the world watched. One of the newly named eaglets, Sunny, flaps their wings ...

These big birds nest in winter, and from the Richmond area to the Chesapeake Bay, many are tending eggs now. So it's a good time to ask: What do we really know about one of our nation's enduring ...