>>> finally tonight, bald eagles , the symbol ofmerica came close to bei totally wiped out. but they've made a comeback cent years. they're not just showing upn the wilds of mne and montana. they may live a l closer to you than you thin our report from nbc' kevin tiles.
>> some new neighrs are raising a family in st. paul, minnesota, in t 150 years stan's ledn this house, he's seen many come and go, but never any like these.
>> this is a gift of nature.
>> reporter: he baldagle is returning to arerban sprawl and pollion force it to abandon decades ago.
>> ddt was a proem for the bald eagles . they were not ae to form appropriateshells since the were not able to reoduce, thei numbers plummeted.
>> once on the endangered ecielist, this majestic symbolf of americanride is spreading its wings. and many can s them i a settg that doesn't involve a trip to the zoo.
>> it will be nice to see them right inur backyard
>> reporter: when this pr nested in davenport, iowa, the employees set up a videocam to show witthe wod. it's had 5 million views this year alone. this preserve sits roughly from the tenillion pple who call chico home. yet here is something that hasn't bn see in100 years. aneagle's nest.
>> the fact that they've come ba, does that tell u anything?
>> think it tells us a lot. it tells us we' doi the right ing.
>> reporter: it was a close call . by the 1960s , jus 450 pairs of eagles remained in the lower 4 states . today those nbers have soare toore than 9,000. giving hope the treasured icons can once again live side by side with the humans that cherish them. kevin tibbles nbc chicag
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