Bald eagle among raptors released in Twin Cities
Crowds gathered Saturday in Hastings, Minnesota, to watch the release of three raptors, including a bald eagle.
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Crowds gathered Saturday in Hastings, Minnesota, to watch the release of three raptors, including a bald eagle.
Bald eagles are predatory birds that can stand up to 3 feet tall and have a wingspan stretching more than 8 feet.
This is the first year Minnesota is celebrating with the bald eagle as the official national bird.
"We see an average of 12 to 20 eagles on every trip," said Jon Borreson. "We've got a couple eagles nests that we can pull up underneath and actually see small eagles in it."
For the past week, a small community in Carver County, Minnesota, has been invaded by bald eagles.
John Lauritsen shares the likely reason why bald eagles have been coming to Cologne.
The celebrity eagles who star in Minnesota's favorite reality show — the Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam — are apparently attempting to shun the spotlight.
The bald eagle is officially the National Bird of the United States, and the Minnesota National Eagle Center was celebrating the historic designation Monday.
United States Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Minnesota's National Eagle Center on Monday to celebrate the official designation of the bald eagle as the National Bird of the United States.
President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.
Despite popular belief, the bald eagle is not the official national bird. It may soon become official, however, thanks to a Minnesota-led bill making its way to President Biden's desk.
A Minnesota-led bill to make the bald eagle our national bird is on its way to the president's desk. As Kirsten Mitchell reports, that has birdwatchers buzzing.
The EagleCam has captivated fans of the majestic bird for 12 years.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a brand-new EagleCam will go live this Thursday.
Though a Minnesota State Trooper attempted to rescue an injured eagle on I-35E on Friday, the bird unfortunately died before reaching the Raptor Center.
For all the national treasures we have, a national bird has never been designated — despite the common misconception.
If someone asked you to name the national bird of the United States, a bald eagle may come to mind. But that's not the correct answer. It turns out there is no official U.S. bird. Minnesota lawmakers in Washington D.C. are working to change that.
It was a rescue almost right out of a movie. A handful of neighbors all fighting to save a group of baby eaglets.
Dozens of bald eagles have been spotted along Lake Traverse in western Minnesota over the last few days.
Travis Branson and Simon Paul allegedly killed about 3,600 birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere.
The live stream had been going strong for 10 years, but this spring the nest fell from 100 feet to the ground, and the eaglet did not survive. The DNR says the nest weighed about 2,000 pounds and was 20 years old.
The Minnesota DNR's beloved EagleCam will soon be switched back on after a lengthy hiatus, and a second camera will likely go live in the coming months.
Deputies swooped in to rescue a pair of quarreling eagles on Leech Lake Monday.
The eaglet who hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam livestream last week has died after its nest fell from its tree Sunday morning.
The eaglet who hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam livestream last week has died after its nest fell from its tree Sunday morning.
