Driver says eagle dropped cat through car's windshield on highway

Bald eagles are predatory birds that can stand up to 3 feet tall and have a wingspan stretching more than 8 feet.

• Nov 21, 2025

From 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle

In Cobscook Bay, Maine, the Pittston Company's plans to build an oil refinery, welcomed by the tiny, struggling town, were met with resistance by environmentalists. The battle over the potential damage to the nesting area of the bald eagle (which in the 1970s was still an endangered species) led the Environmental Protection Agency to deny a permit. Correspondent Lem Tucker talked with Pittston vice president Arnold Kaulakis, Eastport city manager Everett Baxter, and environmental advocate Robert Gardiner, in a story first broadcast on "Sunday Morning" January 28, 1979. (Note: in 1983, after a decade-long effort, Pittston withdrew its plans to build the refinery citing escalating costs and global market conditions.)

• Jul 20, 2019
• 6:37

Bald eagle chicks to take their first flight

High atop a pine tree in California's Big Bear Valley, Sunny and Gizmo are on the brink of taking their first flight. A conservation group's live webcam brought their parents and the chicks to fame. Andres Gutierrez has more.

• May 17, 2025
• 1:59

Eye on America: Tiny homes for vets, and more

From fighting to end veteran homelessness to saving our nation's majestic birds, we travel across the nation to meet the people stepping up and making an impact on their communities. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.

• Mar 28, 2022
• 22:19

A lake on the edge of Cologne, Minnesota has been invaded by bald eagles

For the past week, a small community in Carver County, Minnesota, has been invaded by bald eagles.

• Mar 31, 2025

First "pip" reported as beloved bald eagle parents hope for triplets

Bald eagle Jackie laid three eggs this year and, since then, she and her partner Shadow have taken turns keeping the eggs warm as thousands of fans keep an eagle eye on a live cam of the couple.

• Mar 2, 2025

Bald eagle love story goes viral online

Two bald eagles have been nesting in a tree in the San Bernardino National Forest since 2018. They've grown a fanbase, thanks to two solar-powered webcams that observe the birds. Now, the pair is expecting triplets and going viral as fans wait for their eggs to hatch.

• Mar 1, 2025
• 2:31

Webcam follows bald eagle couple's epic love story

Two bald eagles named Jackie and Shadow in California gained a global social media following. Joy Benedict shows the beloved birds of prey trying for a family again.

• Feb 22, 2025
• 2:24

With Biden's signature, bald eagle officially America's bird

President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.

• Dec 25, 2024

$5,000 reward offered after bald eagle shot and killed in Vermont

The bald eagle was killed by shotgun fire, federal officials said.

• Nov 15, 2024

At least 118 eagles killed by trafficking ring, prosecutors say

A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that allegedly killed thousands of birds, court filings show.

• Sep 5, 2024

Man admits eagle "killing spree" to sell body parts on black market

Travis Branson and Simon Paul allegedly killed about 3,600 birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere.

• Mar 20, 2024

The Uplift: Unconditional love

A couple shares their blended family's message of unconditional love. A TikTok star named Alex the Great gets widespread attention. Plus, go inside a museum of oddities.

• Mar 16, 2024
• 21:12

Eggs of viral bald eagle parents "unlikely" to hatch, group says

The bald eagle parents that thousands have been watching in a live stream are "being gentle and tender both with the eggs and with each other."

• Mar 13, 2024

Bald eagle parents squabble over whose turn it is to keep the eggs warm

Bald eagle Jackie laid three eggs in January. Since then, she and Shadow have taken turns keeping the eggs warm as thousands have watched via a live cam.

• Mar 4, 2024

Webcam audience eagerly awaits bald eagle hatching

A 24-hour webcam is keeping a watchful eye on a bald eagle nest in California, where many are eagerly waiting for three eggs to hatch. Joy Benedict reports.

• Mar 3, 2024
• 2:17

California bald eagle eggs expected to hatch soon

Jackie and Shadow, two of Southern California's majestic bald eagles, are expectant parents to three baby chicks. The devoted mom and dad have been taking turns keeping their eggs warm for more than a month during a harsh winter of snow, all captured by a webcam. The eggs are expected to begin hatching this weekend.

• Mar 1, 2024
• 1:03

Bald eagles threatened by copper mine project

Up to 4,000 bald eagles migrate to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve annually on the Chilkat River. However, a plan for a new copper mine poses a serious threat to their habitat, environmentalists say. Jonathan Vigliotti has more.

• Nov 30, 2023
• 2:35

Alaska bald eagle preserve threatened by copper mine project, critics say

Up to 4,000 bald eagles migrate to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve annually, but environmentalists worry a potential copper mine will destroy their food source.

• Nov 30, 2023

Murphy the eagle steps in as stepdad

At World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., the plight of Murphy, a bald eagle who was reduced to incubating a rock, aroused social media sympathy, until an orphaned eaglet was brought to the sanctuary for care, and the two have hit it off. Jane Pauley reports.

• Apr 23, 2023
• 1:22

Eagle who wanted to be a dad cares for eaglet

Murphy, an eagle who lives at Wild Bird Sanctuary in Missouri, wanted to be a dad. So, he found a rock and started incubating it. When an injured eaglet came to his bird sanctuary, Murphy used his dad training and took the baby under his wing. Now, he has a child of his own.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 0:57

2 men killed and planned to eat a bald eagle in Nebraska, officials say

The two men shot the bald eagle with a rifle and were planning to cook and eat the bird, officials said.

• Mar 2, 2023

Bald eagle couple lays new egg after losing eaglets two years in a row

If all stays on schedule, we can expect to spot a new baby eaglet sometime in April.

• Feb 28, 2023

Wisconsin officials investigate suspected shooting death of bald eagle

The bald eagle was found with severe injuries, and died after undergoing two surgeries.

• Dec 13, 2022

3 bald eagles dead, 10 sick after eating euthanized animals

The birds are believed to have been poisoning by pentobarbital, a controlled substance sometimes used for euthanasia.

• Dec 12, 2022

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