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 ...

An experiment by evolutionary biologists offers new insights into birds’ brains. Three robin eggs in a nest, along with a double-pyramid imposter.Credit...M. Hauber Supported by By Veronique Greenwood ...

HAZELWOOD, Mo. — It’s a lesson in patients and nurturing that happens every spring. Mother robins sit on their nest of eggs, waiting for their hatchlings in the circle of life. Now, you can get a bird ...

Magpies are incredibly clever birds, but they are also known to be aggressive and will even eat eggs from other nests ...

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- You might be noticing near your yard or home quite a few nests starting to be built. From mid-April through the end of May, most of Wisconsin's many bird species will be ...

Just a few days ago, I got a call from a neighbor living just one half mile away whom I had not met. She needed help in knowing what to do about a baby bird that had come out of the nest. This is one ...

Last spring, my husband and I began noticing the rising pile of debris on the wooden bench just behind our garage. Dried grass and twigs and the desiccated leaves of last summer’s daylilies were ...

Paula and Kent McColgan don't have to duck for cover while they enter their home on Middle Street these days. For nearly three weeks a pair of robins tried to steer the couple away from entering the ...

The brown-headed cowbird is one of the most hated birds in the entirety of the animal kingdom. Each springtime, when most birds are settling down to build their nests, the cowbird is sneakily plotting ...

With their orange-red breast and small, stout shape, the robin is one of the most familiar British garden birds . But if you’ve tried tempting them with a bird feeder full of seeds, you’ve probably ...