T he 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 the ...

Indeed, the robin, the official Wisconsin state bird, is as distinctive as our white-headed, but much larger, national symbol. The robin, with an estimated population of 310 million in the U.S ...

The American Robin became our state bird going all the way back in 1926, when the state Federation of Women's Clubs sponsored a bird study program in Wisconsin public schools.

The American Robin is one of several backyard birds that are in decline right now in much of Michigan. Credit: 13 ON YOUR SIDE/Matt Gard An American Robin playing in a springtime puddle.