I thought of giving him an Bald Eagle sidekick named "Liberty Chick" or "Sam". I was also thinking about giving him a human sidekick. If Liberty Chick isn't the name of the eagle, then it will be the name of her. If not that, something along the lines of heritage or tradition.
Other characters will include the clueless mayor, a right wing radio talk show host who praises the superhero, a libertarian superhero who gets nothing done, and a liberal/progressive superhero (who doesn't have superpowers but is in an armored suit like Iron Man) who
Speaking of which, I also need a name for her. I was thinking "Columbia" since that is the name of the cartoon that represents the USA and DC, but it doesn't seem like a social liberal would want to take the name of someone responsible for the deaths of thousands of Native Americans and didn't even step foot on the mainland. However, I'm not satisfied with the other names I am coming up with (i.e. Techno-Patriot) and the name isn't directly referring to Columbus.