The first bird song I remember ever hearing was a robin. I was crawling around under the dining room table, as kids do, when ...

It’s such a joyful springtime sight: American robins ... these red-breasted birds bring, it’s no wonder birders want to attract them to stick around and raise their young.

This species’ often confiding nature, distinctive plumage, pleasing song, and acceptance of human-dominated habitats make it one of the most beloved of North American birds. Polytypic.

DEAR JOAN: We have a robin that ... and fooling the bird – or birds – into believing they are flying through the air, not into the glass. Good news, though. Whether the American robin is ...