A robin rests atop a street sign in west Brainerd on Thursday, March 26, 2026. While it was a windy, cold and cloudy day, with afternoon temperatures in the low 30s, the return of robins is a sure ...

“The early bird catches the worm.” It’s an old adage that most likely refers to the American robin (Turdus Migratorius). This year, I first saw robins in late March, right around the time that maple ...

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 ...

After what felt like the longest winter in recent memory. spring has finally arrived. Be sure to check out our official spring forecast and then take a look outside, because you're probably already ...

The arrival of robins is a sure sign that spring is on its way in Michigan, right? Yes and no. It's a little complicated, according to Andrew Farnsworth, a visiting scientist at the Cornell Lab of ...

In my opinion, the robin gets too much credit for being a harbinger of spring. Sure, most robins migrate each fall from Michigan to warmer places for the winter, but a few do remain behind in brushy ...