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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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Keep your eyes open for bears, whales, moose, mountain goats, seals, and bald eagles (their heads look like white golf balls in the trees).
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Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
American bald eagles need towering trees to raise young.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Another bald eagle has died from second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticide poisoning in Connecticut.
—Nicole Rivard, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
Once critically endangered, bald eagles have staged a remarkable comeback–despite some lingering challenges–thanks to decades of conservation efforts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
American bald eagles need towering trees to raise young.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Another bald eagle has died from second-generation anti-coagulant rodenticide poisoning in Connecticut.
—Nicole Rivard, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
Once critically endangered, bald eagles have staged a remarkable comeback–despite some lingering challenges–thanks to decades of conservation efforts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bald eagle
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“Bald eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bald%20eagle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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