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Favorite Plants for the Bird Friendly Yard
Here's a list of plants that
certain birds really seem to like. These
plants provide food and shelter for birds. You can use
this list as you plan the landscaping around your yard
and garden. Choose plants that are most likely to attract that
birds that you would like to see.
Note: plants with the notation
"many species of birds" attract too many species to list
- making them excellent choices for any bird friendly
landscape.
Attracting Birds to Your Backyard: 536 Ways to Create a
Haven for Your Favorite Birds
 
Trees that Attract Birds
Alder: Bobwhite, goldfinch,
grouse, mourning dove, pheasant.
American Elm: Black-capped
chickadee, goldfinch, pine siskin.
Birch: Blue Jay, cedar
waxwing, finch, junco, titmouse.
Flowing Crabapple: Finch,
grosbeak, mockingbird, towhee.
Dogwood: Many species of
birds.
Hawthorn: Bobwhite, grouse,
purple finch, thrush.
Linden: Bobwhite, grouse,
redpoll.
Maple: Nuthatch, robin, pine siskin,
song sparrow.
Mountain Ash: Bobwhite, catbird, cedar
waxwing, oriole, robin, woodpecker.
Mulberry: Cardinal, goldfinch,
mockingbird, robin, thrush.
Norway Spruce: Cedar waxwing, finch,
grosbeak, grouse, sapsucker.
Red Cedar: Attracts all birds native to
the eastern united states.
Sour gum: Blue jay, cedar waxwing,
robin, thrush, woodpecker.
White pine: Bobwhite, nuthatch, pine
siskin, warbler, woodpecker.
White spruce: Chickadee, crossbill,
finch, goldfinch, woodpecker.
Vines that Attract Birds
Bittersweet: Many species of birds.
Woodbine: Black-capped chickadee,
flicker, eastern bluebird, mockingbird, robin, thrush,
titmouse, woodpecker.
Shrubs that Attract Birds
Berry
Plants for Birds
Arrowwood: Bluebird, catbird, flicker.
Bayberry: Many species of birds
Blackhaw: Cedar waxwing, thrush,
woodpecker.
Black Huckleberry: Bluebird, catbird,
chickadee, grosbeak, robin, towhee.
Blueberry: Many species of birds.
Buckthorn: Cedar waxwing, finch, grouse,
pheasant, thrasher.
Elderberry: Many species of birds.
Honeysuckle: Many species of birds.
Inkberry: Bluebird, bobwhite, catbird,
chickadee, robin, titmouse.
Rose (wild): Cedar waxwing, bluebird,
cardinal, chickadee, goldfinch, grouse, indigo bunting,
mockingbird, robin.
Viburnum: Bluebirds, bobwhite, cedar
waxwing, flicker, robin, thrush.
Winterberry: Many species of birds.
Flowers that Attract Birds
Asters: Cardinal, chickadee, goldfinch,
grouse, indigo bunting, sparrow, titmouse, towhee.
Coneflowers: Cardinal, chickadee,
goldfinch, house finch, nuthatch, purple finch, sparrow,
titmouse.
Sunflowers: Chickadee, goldfinch, house
finch, meadowlark, mourning dove, quail, red-winged
blackbird, tree sparrow, titmouse.
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