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All about the American robin

An American robin, with its bright red breast, is a common backyard bird. Learn what a robin looks like, sounds like, and see the range map.
Find out how to create a welcoming habitat for these cheerful winged visitors.
In June, if you’re observant, a window of nature opens for a short time. By now, common songbirds like chickadees and American robins have finally coaxed their growing young out of their nests and ...
A: Many, if not most songbirds, raise but one brood a summer in the Berkshires and will use a nest only once, starting over if a second brood is in the offing. The American robin will fledge young one ...
On April 18, my husband found a cup-shaped nest made of mud, grass, leaves and small twigs ensconced within our Norway spruce. He noticed an adult robin’s head peering out from the nest. Ever since ...
Baby birds are getting flying lessons. Spring broods of many bird species have hatched and next generations are setting out on their own. Upon emerging from eggs baby chicks become hatchlings, ...
In neighborhoods with large concentrations of bird feeders and crows, American robin nests are less successful. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...
On the same spring day in Wisconsin, from Kenosha to Superior and in habitats from wild to urban, one bird species is ubiquitous: the American robin. And we don't have any difficulty seeing or ...