A European legend has it that on the night Jesus was born in a cold stable, a robin heard Mary's plea to keep the dying embers of a fire from burning out. So the robin flew in and vigorously fanned ...

Watching a juvenile robin perching upright on our back deck recently was a special moment. Young robins have historically symbolized the renewal of life and new beginnings. The youngster had a pallid ...

American robins have returned to northern Alaska. A male is now perched above me in a balsam poplar tree on this bench of well-drained land upon which sits the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

The American robin is a tremendously successful species that inhabits all of North America. It is undoubtedly one of the most common and recognizable birds, during summer robins can be seen in ...

The American Robin is one of the most common birds in North America. You’ve probably seen one in your backyard or been woken up by one before sunrise. But did you know this iconic bird is also ...

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 ...

American robins have returned to northern Alaska. A male is now perched above me in a balsam poplar tree on this bench of well-drained land upon which sits the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

Both the male and female American robin are gray-brown birds with yellow bills and reddish-orange breasts, but the male’s head is usually darker than the female’s. Robins in the eastern part of the ...

American robins roost on a tree on Laurel Street in Santa Cruz on a recent afternoon. These birds are seen throughout North America — from breeding grounds above the Arctic Circle in Alaska and Canada ...