Bird Spotting: The plumage of newly born eaglets is light gray, but turns dark brown by the time they leave the nest at 12 weeks. Adults are mottled brown with a white crown and white feathers under their wings. By 4 or 5 years of age, a bald eagle’s beak and eyes turn yellow. Their wingspan is between 6 and 8 feet.

Habitat: Unique to North America, the bald eagle can be found along lakes, rivers, marshes and seacoasts across all 50 states except Hawaii.

Nesting: Bald eagle nests are massive. Creating a web of sticks in a tall tree, or sometimes a cliff, they will lay two or three white eggs each season.

Bird Bite: During colonial times, the bald eagle was a familiar sight along almost every coastline. By 1967, America’s national symbol, the bald eagle, was listed as an endangered species. Although it made a slight comeback nearly 35 years later, the bald eagle was still considered a threatened species.  After years of work to protect its habitat, prevent illegal shooting and curb contamination of its food sources, the U.S. government took the eagle off the Endangered Species Act's "threatened" list in June of 2007.