AppearanceBrick-red breast contrasting sharply with a dark gray-black back and head. White eye-ring, yellow bill, and white tail spots visible in flight.HabitatLawns, parks, open woodland edges, suburban gardens, and forest clearings. Frequently seen on short-grass lawns hunting earthworms.BehaviourHops across lawns, pausing to cock its head and listen for earthworms. Males sing a rich caroling phrase — 'cheerily, cheer-up, cheerio' — from high perches at dawn and dusk.SeasonalityYear-round across much of the continent; northern populations migrate south in winter. One of the first songbirds to appear in early spring.RangeNorth America from Alaska to central Mexico. Moves in large flocks to fruiting trees in winter.