Definition of American bald eagle
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… treated this winter to the rare sight of an adult American bald eagle, soaring with wings spread six feet wide, perched in a tree or a vacant osprey nest near the shore, or resting on ice floes as the tide carries them along.— Peter Boody, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2005
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“American bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/American%20bald%20eagle. Accessed 14 May. 2021.
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