WASHINGTON – Members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation are praising the passage of a bill naming the bald eagle as the national bird.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representatives Brad Finstad and Angie Craig worked on the bill which now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Klobuchar notes Minnesota has one of the largest bald eagle populations in the U.S. and is home to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha.
The bald eagle has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 but has never been declared the country’s national bird.
