Thousands of raptor fans are tuning into a livestream of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow and the three eggs they’re trying to hatch in a nest high up in a pine tree.

The bald eagle has been a symbol of our nation’s strength since the Revolutionary War, but it was not made our national bird until recently. The bald eagle is emblematic of America and on coins, bills and is on the Great Seal of the United States.

When America's Founding Fathers affixed a bald eagle to the great seal of the United States in 1782, they likely had no idea they were highlighting what would become one of the greatest wildlife comeback stories of all time.