Honest as a robin on a springtime windowsill,” sang Randy Travis in the hit song, “Deeper than the Holler.” Turns out the robin isn’t an automatic harbinger of spring. However, that little bugger ...

Look at that bird! It has patches of reddish-orange and a gray back, too. It must be an American robin — or, wait, is it? Robins are a classic sign of spring, but not all birds with patches of white, ...