Possible Clues:

• Symbol of America
• Bigger and better bird than a birdie, of course
• Golf score of two under par
• Boy Scout level
• Bird plunging into sea, gleefully
• Almost keen to embrace Lincoln's first symbol of America
• "Bald" flier in Alaska
• Hook-billed bird of prey — old US $10 coin
• Bird of prey; former children's comic
• Bald thing in Alaska