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.

A still from the Hilton Head Island Land Trust’s Eagle Cam posted on the non-profit’s Facebook page of ‘George,’ the Bald Eagle looking over two eggs from his mate ‘Gracie,’ the second ...

In fact, there’s already been “quite a few eagle sightings” there this winter, Perricone said. “That’s probably been the most active area this winter for bald eagles,” he noted.

In the same month that President Joe Biden signed a law officially recognizing the bald eagle as America’s national bird, one of the mighty raptors was found shot dead in Lawrence County.

In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison) and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.