American Robin

You're likely to have seen the the American robin (Turdus migratorius) in your yard and as you walk about your neighborhood. This migratory songbird has a reddish-orange chest and gray head and feathers. There is a large population of this bird in North America, ranging from central Mexico, along the Pacific Coast, to Southern Canada. There are seven subspecies of the American robin, and they are the second most "abundant extant land bird in North America." These birds start off their day singing at dawn and get together in large flocks during the night.