On a recent trip to Eagle Bend I was delighted to observe my first robin of 2026 on March 11. Indeed, the long-awaited migration of wild birds — American robins included — has begun!

Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

Spring is here, Ontario! Don’t hear the robins yet? Listen for these other early birds instead!

The robins familiar to most Connecticut residents are faithful suburbanites. I like to call them "lawn robins." ...

A couple of weeks ago I was ecstatic to hear the joyful song of the American robin. The soft melody reminds me that spring is on its way, or in the optimist's view, spring is already here. American ...

The American robin has long signaled the arrival of spring, right up there with crocuses poking through dirt and frogs ribbiting at night. But despite the familiar songbird’s reputation for being the ...

Lots of people like the idea of robins visiting their garden and in March you could just make it happen. They'll flock to you ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. It’s full-on springtime now. My blackberries are sending out new canes, ...

In early March, UK robins face a hungry gap just as they start nesting. Place one simple fruit in the right spot and they may ...