Where were the first sightings of the Bald eagle?
As mentioned above, bald eagles have been found in fossil remains in North America more than one million years old, including in tar pits in California and frequently in Indian middens throughout the continent. The bald eagle is exclusively a bird of North America. I’m not sure what you mean exactly by “where were the first sightings”, but I would bet that as early man crossed the land bridge from Asia through Alaska and migrated south, that they encountered eagles along the coastal areas not covered in ice. I’m sure native Americans living in New York and the east frequently encountered bald eagles, and surely captured and killed many for food and spiritual purposes. Later than that, on his journey up the Hudson River in 1609, I’m sure Henry Hudson was privileged to observe bald eagles along the pristine shores of our Hudson River.
