The bald eagle is the only regularly occurring eagle species in Alabama. Its population has recovered after falling to dangerously low numbers in the 1960s as a result of pesticides. It is one of the mascots of Auburn University.

The bald eagle is the only regularly occurring eagle species in Alabama. Its population has recovered after falling to dangerously low numbers in the 1960s as a result of pesticides. It is one of the mascots of Auburn University.