It’s 2 a.m. You’re snoozing in bed. The sun hasn’t risen, but the robin has. It is tuk-tuk-tuk-ing at an unnatural hour, waking you up. If this has happened to you, you’re not alone. Around the world, ...

Our state bird — adaptable, amenable to sharing the landscape with humans, getting plump year-round on whatever invasive species is available — is out, hopping and a-bopping and a-singing its song.

Every morning at about 7 since late February, the cardinal has been singing its “Cheer, cheer, cheer” song in my yard. Now the American robin is singing, “Cheerily, cheerio,” adding to the growing ...

In America, we have a very common, but truly amazing bird — the American robin. Our robin has always been considered the harbinger of spring, as multitudes arrive in March to begin their nesting ...

Honest as a robin on a springtime windowsill,” sang Randy Travis in the hit song, “Deeper than the Holler.” Turns out the robin isn’t an automatic harbinger of spring. However, that little bugger ...