New to the Group, Dallas ID (1 Viewer)

[RKMOORE13]

This is my first post and I just took a picture of a flock of birds outside my office.
Can someone help me identify them?

 

[KC Foggin]

Hi there and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum
We're glad you found us and thanks for taking a moment to say hello. Please join in wherever you like

Don't laugh but I want to say they are American Robins but someone will have and answer for you. I'm gonna move your thread to the Bird I D section and you'll be notified when someone posts.

 

[delia todd]

Hi RKMoore and a warm welcome to you from me too.

I've moved your post to the ID forum.... I'm sure someone will be along soon to help you.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

EDIT: It looks like KC and I have had the same idea!

Certainly some of them look like American Robins but I don't know if they all are.

 

[RKMOORE13]

Hi there and a warm welcome to you from those of us on staff here at BirdForum
We're glad you found us and thanks for taking a moment to say hello. Please join in wherever you like

Don't laugh but I want to say they are American Robins but someone will have and answer for you. I'm gonna move your thread to the Bird I D section and you'll be notified when someone posts.

Thanks!

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum! I am sure that you will find lots to interest you here and I hope that you enjoy your visits.

 

[Microtus]

Welcome to the Forum, RK! You photographed a group of American Robins.

Stay warm!

 

[RKMOORE13]

Welcome to the Forum, RK! You photographed a group of American Robins.

Stay warm!

Thanks!!
A coworker said they were "Robin's Redbreast" and I had no idea whether she was correct or not.

 

[THE_FERN]

Thanks!!
A coworker said they were "Robin's Redbreast" and I had no idea whether she was correct or not.

The name "robin" or "Robin redbreast" or similar is applied by English speakers to lots of different unrelated birds all around the world. Many (most?) have red or orange breasts and so recall the European robin (see e.g. https://ebird.org/species/eurrob1/US ) which is the original bird. European robins are a type of flycatcher whereas American robins are thrushes.

There are other colours involved. In Australia you have yellow "robins" while male Indian "robins" are mostly dark metallic blue. None of these are closely related.

 

[njlarsen]

Welcome to the Forum, RK! You photographed a group of American Robins.

Stay warm!

Hearing about truly freezing temperatures in Texas combined with electricity outages makes me truly feel for you guys. Stay warm!
Niels

 

[RafaelMatias]

Looks similarly impressive in this recent video as well (I believe in Oklahoma):

https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/llfz8o

 

[aeshna5]

An amazing & wonderful video Raphael.