American Robin

The American robin is a large, familiar songbird found across nearly all of North America, among the most widespread and abundant land birds on the continent, recognized by its warm orange-red breast, grey-brown back and yellow bill. It favors open woodland, gardens, parks and lawns, where it forages conspicuously on the ground, running and stopping to cock its head while listening and watching for earthworms, its signature prey, along with insects and, especially outside the breeding season, fruit and berries. Robins are early and persistent singers, often among the first birds heard at dawn, and their appearance in early spring across much of their range has made the species a popular folk symbol of the season arrival, even though many individuals remain through mild winters wherever fruit is available. They build cup-shaped nests of mud and grass, often on human structures as readily as in trees, and typically raise more than one brood in a season. The species remains common and secure across its extensive range.