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The story of how the robin got its red breast by fanning the dying flames of a campfire to save a Native American man and a boy is similar to those that surround the European robin. [49] The Tlingit people of northwestern North America held it to be a culture hero created by Raven to please the people with its song. [ 50 ]
American robin Turdus migratorius: 1931 [1] Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of the State of Michigan: 1835 [2] Fish: Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis: 1988 In 1965, the trout was named the official state fish; this was specified as the brook trout in 1988. [1] Flag: Flag of the State of Michigan: 1911 Flower: Apple Blossom [note 1] Malus sp. 1897 [3]
American robin (T. migratorius) (so named by 1703) Rufous-backed thrush (T. rufopalliatus) Rufous-collared thrush (T. rufitorques) Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (T. grayi) Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), red-breasted songbirds
In old African-American folktales of the southern United States, the blue jay was a significant metaphysical creature. In some tales, the blue jay was credited with making the earth "when all de worl' was water" by bringing the first "grit" or "dirt."
Respiratory illness activity – a measure of how often conditions like the common cold, flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus are diagnosed – is currently "high" in the United States ...
Gotham has Batman, but New York wants Robin. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this weekend that the Department of Homeland Security should send special drone-detection technology ...
President-elect Trump called out the nation of Panama for the “exorbitant” fees it charges the United States — and threatened to demand control of the key commerce node.
Among the vocalizations it imitates are songs of the Carolina wren, northern cardinal, tufted titmouse, eastern towhee, house sparrow, wood thrush, and eastern bluebird, calls of the northern flicker and great crested flycatcher, jeers and pumphandles of the blue jay, and alarms, chups, and chirrs of the American robin.