An American robin

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin 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.

Quotes

• Yes, the robin, the Opechee,
  Joyous said, “O Chibiabos,
  Teach me tones as sweet and tender,
  Teach me songs as full of gladness!”
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha (1855)

• I dreaded that first robin so,
  But he is mastered now,
  And I'm accustomed to him grown,—
  He hurts a little, though.
  • Emily Dickinson, "In Shadow", st. 1, in Poems: Second Series (1891)

• Few mont' ago it happen dat I'm goin' walk aroun',
  Gettin' ready for de ploughin' is comin' on de spring,
  An' soon I wait an' listen, for I t'ink I hear de song
  Of de firse, de early robin, as he jus' begin to sing.
  It was very, very lucky w'en de firse wan come along —
  An' you see upon your farm dere is de place de robin stop,
  Settle down to feex hees fedder, an' commence to mak' hees song —
  For o' course it's always makin' beeg difference wit' de crop.
  • William Henry Drummond, "The First Robin", sts. 2–3, in Complete Poems (1926)

• When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along, along
  There'll be no more sobbin', when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song.
  • Harry M. Woods, "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" (1926)

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