Natural History Wanderings

NPR reported

The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States for centuries, with its iconography plastered across currency, documents, flags, stamps, government buildings, military uniforms and more.

You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s America’s national bird. But the fine print doesn’t officially say so — at least not yet.

On Monday, the House of Representatives passed a bill amending the U.S. Code to officially designate the bald eagle (aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus) as the country’s national bird.

Read more at  Congress passes bill making bald eagles America’s national bird : NPR