prcb1949 wrote:
Thanks for having a look. The American Robin is really a Thrush - never understood why the call it a Robin but no matter its a beautiful bird. It was on the top of my birding list when I visited the states in 2013.
"When English settlers in the New World encountered the American Robin, they saw in it a reflection of the bird they knew as the Robin in the old country. So they called this one a robin, too."