Title
America's Other Eagle
Document Type
NCA Publications/News Articles, Brochures & Letters
Publication Date
10-1-1989
Journal Title/Publication Source
National Wildlife
Page Numbers
34-41
Abstract
Though wise in so many ways, America's Founding Fathers were perhaps poor judges when it came to birds. By an act of Congress in 1782, they chose to adorn the Great Seal of the United States with the bald eagle, an undeniably beautiful bird but also a mere scavenger and catcher of fish.
Publication Information
Turbak, Gary, "America's Other Eagle" (1989).
National Wildlife
, 34-41
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America's Other Eagle
Though wise in so many ways, America's Founding Fathers were perhaps poor judges when it came to birds. By an act of Congress in 1782, they chose to adorn the Great Seal of the United States with the bald eagle, an undeniably beautiful bird but also a mere scavenger and catcher of fish.