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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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In some cases, like the bald eagle, state wildlife officials have reintroduced the birds.
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Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from a video a fisher captured of a bald eagle soaring through the sky and snagging a fish out of a lake in Canada.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow had a busy year raising two eaglets in Southern California.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Technically, Indiana first reintroduced bald eagles in 1985.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from a video a fisher captured of a bald eagle soaring through the sky and snagging a fish out of a lake in Canada.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow had a busy year raising two eaglets in Southern California.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Technically, Indiana first reintroduced bald eagles in 1985.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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