It turns out that bald eagles don’t actually sound like that at all. As the Cornell Lab of Ornithology explains in what is, ...

One famous example is the Colbert Report intro sequence, where a bald eagle flies up at the end and makes a red-tailed hawk vocalization.

CALIFORNIA -- A bald eagle in Northern California was spotted bringing a baby red-tailed hawk back to her nest, where her eaglet was waiting. However, what happened next startled birdwatchers.

Hollywood sound editors have led millions to believe, over the years, that bald eagles possess an earthly, shrill cry that is actually that of a red-tailed hawk. The accompanying footage, captured ...

CALIFORNIA -- A bald eagle in Northern California was spotted bringing a baby red-tailed hawk back to her nest, where her eaglet was waiting. However, what happened next startled birdwatchers.