This week, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States ... Congress passed the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, ...

The bald eagle, an historic symbol of the nation for more than 200 years, made a soaring comeback from near extinction, and now, finally, has been officially named America's national bird.

While it's been a symbol of the nation since its the early days, it took President Joe Biden's signature on Christmas Eve to make it the country's national bird ... Bald and Golden Eagle ...

But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird ... the Bald Eagle Protection Act, which was later amended to include golden eagles.

Bald eagles were nearly eliminated from much of their native range by the 1960s, but have rebounded. Now, they've been declared America's national bird.

The bald eagle ... national anthem. Despite not having "official bird" status for the past two centuries, the bald eagle is still very much a protected species. "Through concerted conservation ...

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that designated the bald eagle as the national bird. Despite appearing ... which was later amended to include golden eagles.

President Joe Biden on Christmas Eve signed into law a bipartisan bill officially declaring the bald eagle the national ... Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty ...