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bald eagle
noun
: an eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of North America that is brown when young with white only on the undersides of the wings but in full adult plumage has white head and neck feathers and a white tail
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The White House press office had multiple hats in the ring, including videos of deranged domestic terrorists obstructing ICE raids, bald eagles flying fighter jets in the Middle East, and Pam Bondi absolutely owning Democratic congressmen during her deposition.
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Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
Erin Wagner lives in the Chicago suburbs but visits two bald eagles in Southern California’s Big Bear Valley nearly every day.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Follow the Shingle Creek Trail through nature areas like the two-mile loop around Lake Fran that takes you through the Lake Fran Urban Wetlands, where bald eagles nest.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Located a 15-minute drive from the National Mall, the Arboretum is home to the National Bonsai Museum, an extensive Asian botanical collection, and a pair of resident bald eagles.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
Erin Wagner lives in the Chicago suburbs but visits two bald eagles in Southern California’s Big Bear Valley nearly every day.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Follow the Shingle Creek Trail through nature areas like the two-mile loop around Lake Fran that takes you through the Lake Fran Urban Wetlands, where bald eagles nest.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Located a 15-minute drive from the National Mall, the Arboretum is home to the National Bonsai Museum, an extensive Asian botanical collection, and a pair of resident bald eagles.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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