FOOD FOR BIRDS
DECIDUOUS TREES
Cherry - sweet/sour
Choke Cherry |
Robins, Orioles, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwings |
| Flowering Crabapple |
Robins, Blue Jays (Hummingbirds love the blossoms) |
| Mountain Ash |
Robins and Cedar Waxwings |
| Russian Olive |
Wide variety of birds |
| White Birch |
Redpolls, Pine Siskins, Goldfinches (eat catkins) |
| Maples and Oaks |
Orioles, Tanagers, Red-Eyed Vireo (eat Maple keys and
acorns |
CONIFERS
Colorado Blue Spruce
White pines
Austrian Pine
Fir
Japanese Larch
Hemlock
White Cedar
Yew |
Cedar Waxwings love the red fruits of the yew in
early autumn. |
| Black Locust |
Orioles and Finches love the seeds in the 'pods"
in autumn.
In Spring, Hummingbirds and Orioles extract the nectar
from the panicles of flowers |
| Hackberry |
Black fruit is a favourite food for birds in the
Thrush family and many song birds including the Bluebirds. |
| Mulberry |
More than 100 species of birds enjoy this fruit.
Note: It is not recommended that this tree be planted
near a sidewalk OR patio OR deck |
FLOWER / GRASSES
Ornamental grasses
Sunflowers
Cosmos
Zinnias
Asters (New England variety) |
Note: Rather than cut these in autumn, allow them to
stand. When left in place, they provide an abundant seed
source for overwintering birds. |
VINES
| Virgina Creeper |
Berries are enjoyed by Kingbirds, Flycatchers and
Bluebirds. The vines provide nesting sites for various
species of birds |
Cobaea (Cathedral Bells) - perennial
Trumpet Vince -perennial
Scarlet Runner Beans - Annual
Morning Glory - Annual
Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' - Perennial
Quamoclit - Cardinal Climber -
Annual |
FOR HUMMINGBIRDS
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SHRUBS
| Spice Bush |
Enjoyed by Kingbirds, Catbirds and Veery |
| Dogwood - Red Osier |
86 species of birds |
huneysuckle
Elderberry
Oregon Grape - Holly
Rugosa Rose
Service Berry
Coralberry
Snowberry
Privet |
Many Species
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| Bayberry (Myrica) |
Eaten by 75 species. Among them are Phoebe and
Chickadees |
SHRUBS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS
| Beauty Bush (Kolkwitzia) |
Flowering Crabapples |
Quince |
| Weigelia |
Honeysuckle |
Forsythia |
| Rose of Sharon |
Butterfly Bush |
Coralberry |
FLOWERS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS -
ANNUALS
| Hollyhock |
Zinnias |
Salvia |
| Nicotiana |
Petunia |
Nasturtium |
| Larkspur |
Snapdragons |
Four O'Clock (Mirabilis) |
| Impatiens |
Phlox - drummondi |
Cleome |
| Dianthus Barbatus - (Sweet William) |
Begonia semperflorens |
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FLOWERS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS -
PERENNIALS
| Coralbells (Heuchera) |
Hollyhock |
Campanula (Harebells) |
| Columbine (Aquilegia) |
Delphinium |
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) |
| Monarda didyma (Bee Balm) |
Lantana Camara |
Bleeding Heart OR Dutchmen's Breeches - Dicentra |
| Phlox - paniculata |
Penstemon |
Lupines |
| Foxglove |
Lilium - Trumpet hybrids |
Oenothera 'Sonnewende' - Evening Primrose |
| Yucca |
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