This species’ often confiding nature, distinctive plumage, pleasing song, and acceptance of human-dominated habitats make it one of the most beloved of North American birds. Polytypic.

There’s a plant that’s not native to North Carolina ... she said. The American robin, Northern mockingbird and Eastern bluebird are also among the bird species that snack on the berries ...

threats to their property values and traffic from manure haulers or tractor-trailers stuffed with caged birds whose white feathers fall like snow on rural highways. The North Carolina General ...