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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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Two adult bald eagles and at least two eaglets were spotted in a nest in Orange County.
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Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
Sandy Steers knew that heartache was possible — for herself and for the nearly 40,000 viewers of the live cam monitoring Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
Sandy Steers knew that heartache was possible — for herself and for the nearly 40,000 viewers of the live cam monitoring Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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