Seventeen years after the Fish and Wildlife Service removed the bald eagle from the endangered species list, signaling the comeback of an iconic species, a new enemy is stalking our national bird.

we rightfully recognize the bald eagle as our official national bird—bestowing an honor that is long overdue.” Bald eagles are native to North America. Bird watchers can spot them in most ...

But it was never officially designated to be what many just assumed it was: the national bird. The bald eagle is a native species of North America.

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...

NEMURO, Hokkaido--Bird watchers here might have thought they had been magically transported across the Pacific when they spotted the national symbol ... the coast of North America.

A new report reveals that more than one-third of all U.S. bird species stand in high or moderate conservation danger.

For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Bald eagles, aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus, seem to be models of decorum. The raptors mate for life, unless one partner ...

Sea ducks such as Common eiders, grassland birds such as Western meadowlarks and Lark buntings, and forest species such as Pinyon jays in the West and Bachman's sparrow in the East are among a wide ...

representing about two-thirds of North American bird species, can be found in California. The state's numerous national wildlife refuges and birding parks make it a haven for bird enthusiasts.