On a recent trip to Eagle Bend I was delighted to observe my first robin of 2026 on March 11. Indeed, the long-awaited ...
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Will a Robin Use a Birdhouse?

This cheery spring bird with a taste for worms is a welcome backyard guest. But will a robin nest in a birdhouse?
The robins familiar to most Connecticut residents are faithful suburbanites. I like to call them "lawn robins." ...
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 ...
Baby birds are getting flying lessons. Spring broods of many bird species have hatched and next generations are setting out on their own. Upon emerging from eggs baby chicks become hatchlings, ...
Don't delay!
On the same spring day in Wisconsin, from Kenosha to Superior and in habitats from wild to urban, one bird species is ubiquitous: the American robin. And we don't have any difficulty seeing or ...
Look at that spot-chested young robin, hopping blithely across the lawn, stopping here and there as it searches for a meal. And take note of a young blue jay perched on a branch, gulping down a ...