The American robin is one of the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S.—so familiar, in fact, it’s the official state bird of Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Michigan. With their bright orange bellies ...

An American Robin looks over the eggs in her nest. iSTOCK/COX An American Robin looks over the eggs in her nest. iSTOCK/COX “Honest as a robin on a springtime windowsill,” sang Randy Travis in the hit ...

“The early bird catches the worm.” It’s an old adage that most likely refers to the American robin (Turdus Migratorius). This year, I first saw robins in late March, right around the time that maple ...

Many animal names are misleading, and robins are no exception. Despite sharing a name, American robins and European robins are entirely different birds. The European robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a ...