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American Robins are common sights on lawns across North America, where  you often see them tugging earthworms out of the ground. Robins are  popular birds for their warm orange breast, cheery song, and early  appearance at the end of winter. 

Though they’re familiar town and city birds, American Robins are at home in wilder areas, too, including  mountain forests and Alaskan wilderness.

This species often comes to bird  feeders. Find out more about what this bird likes to eat and what feeder  is best by using the Project FeederWatch Common Feeder Birds bird list.

An American Robin can produce three successful broods in one year. On  average, though, only 40 percent of nests successfully produce young.  Only 25 percent of those fledged young survive to November. From that  point on, about half of the robins alive in any year will make it to the  next. Despite the fact that a lucky robin can live to be 14 years old,  the entire population turns over 

Look for American Robins running across  lawns or stalking earthworms in your yard or a nearby park. Since  robins sing frequently, you can find them by listening for their clear,  lilting musical whistles. In winter they may disappear from your lawn  but could still be around. Look for flocks of them in treetops and  around fruiting trees, and listen for their low cuck notes.