This week Bird News Items offers a simple salute to America on Independence Day. We hope everyone is having a wonderful July 4th weekend with friends and family. And we will see you next week!
"You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make a good use of it." - John Adams
Let's revisit the story of how the Bald eagle finally became the national bird: Biden signs bill making bald eagles America's national bird: The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States for centuries, with its iconography plastered across currency, documents, flags, stamps, government buildings, military uniforms and more. But it wasn't officially America's national bird until December 2024. (via National Public Radio)
Go Birding!
Painting: oil on canvas by George W. Bush.
Pictures: Hap Ellis.