American robin / Wanderdrossel (Turdus migratorius)

American Robin intensely building a nest. 2022-04-26 16.58.36 Maryland
Classification: Genus Turdus; Family Thrushes (Turdidae)
General: The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin^[2] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.^[3] [more]

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20210611_204253 birdnet 1616 - American Robin - 2021-06-11 20:42:53 - American Robin - Cockeysville.mp3 2021-06-11 20.42.53 Cockeysville (song?)

First documented observation : 2021-06-11 in Cockeysville.