The Jacksonville area has well over 200 species of birds. The number varies depending on the season, and many are found along ...

But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird. The bald eagle is indigenous to North America.

Come April, he’d return, as would the birds ... After a national moral reckoning with the natural world, their population staged a comeback for the ages. “The eagles I see out here tell me how well we ...

It is believed to be the only member of its species currently occupying the Western Hemisphere, park officials said.

While it's been a symbol of the nation since its the early days, it took President Joe Biden's signature on Christmas Eve to make it the country's national bird. Legislation introduced by ...

But until Monday, it wasn’t the national bird. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making the bald eagle the national bird, so the once-endangered species can now fly alongside other ...

Among them was Senate bill 4610, legislation amending Title 36 of the U.S. Code to designate the predator as the national bird. The bill was originally brought to the Senate floor in July.