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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 ...
Find out how to create a welcoming habitat for these cheerful winged visitors.
Look at that spot-chested young robin, hopping blithely across the lawn, stopping here and there as it searches for a meal. And take note of a young blue jay perched on a branch, gulping down a ...
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 ...
If you live in a city or suburb, it can be hard to feel surrounded by nature. But next time you step outside, pause, look and listen — even in the most densely populated areas, birds are almost ...
Walking along a river trail recently, some birding friends and I stopped to stare in astonishment at an unusual sight, a hummingbird flitting near the base of a big oak. Almost at ground level, she ...
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- You might be noticing near your yard or home quite a few nests starting to be built. From mid-April through the end of May, most of Wisconsin's many bird species will be ...
These sky blue eggs are those of a robin. The mother bird had built the nest on top of a security light that covered the backyard. There was just barely enough room between the next and the eve of the ...
An American robin infuriates me every morning when it raids the tray of mealworms that I’ve placed on a pole to feed my nesting bluebirds. I know the robin needs nutrition to energize its own nest ...
Gardeners have been advised to do one thing to their nesting boxes to attract robins in January. The red-breasted birds are associated with Christmas, as during winter, the UK population may increase ...