The eagles find themselves in an environmental updraft since the early 2000s. Culturally, too, the animals are soaring.

“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, in a news release. “But now ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — 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 sky ...

She and colleagues worked with Native American and veterans groups to get ... "Let's never forget that Bald Eagle was officially named America's national bird at the same time the Eagles are ...