The American robin is one of the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S.—so familiar, in fact, it’s the official state bird of Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Michigan. With their bright orange bellies ...

Some robins may never budge from their home turf, said Sallabanks, co-author of the robin entry in "The Birds of North America," the gold-standard reference. But many of the birds that winter in the ...

We associate robins with spring, which is when this photo was taken. But there are reasons you’ll see them the rest of the year, too. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly Earlier ...