The U.S., unlike dozens of other countries, has never formally named a national bird. That could soon change, though. The Senate passed a bill to officially designate the bald eagle as the ...

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 ...

The bald eagle had never been declared the national bird — until Preston Cook, an avid collector of all things eagle-themed, unearthed the truth and fought to correct the oversight.

"Today, we rightfully recognize the bald eagle as our official national bird — bestowing an honor that is long overdue," said Rep. Brad Finstad, the Minnesota Republican who introduced the House ...

The bald eagle was voted our national seal in 1782. To help preserve the bird’s declining numbers, Congress passed the Bald Eagle Protection Act in 1940. The birds have avoided the endangered ...

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.

COOK: So they did their research and came up with the same conclusion I came up with - it is not our national bird, and we don't have a national bird. SHAPIRO: You've been collecting eagle ...

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.