Feed the Birds

Attracting birds to your yard requires several components including shelter, water and most importantly…FOOD.  Over 55 million Americans feed wild birds and spend more than $5 billion a year on bird food.  Supplement that grub with some plantings that birds love.  Here are several trees, shrubs and perennials to choose from….

Female Cardinal on Juniper

Trees

 

• Maples (Acer Sp.) – Seeds

• Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.) – Berries

• Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) – Berries

• Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) – Berries

• Corneliancherry Dogwood (Cornus mas) – Berries

• Crabapple (Malus spp.) – Buds, fruit, seeds

• Amur Chokecherry (Prunus Maackii)- Black cherry

 

Shrubs

 

• Chokeberry (Aronia spp.) – Berries

• Button Bush (Cephalanthus occdentalis) – Nutlets

• Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus spp.) – Berries

• Common Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) – Berries

• Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) – Nectar

• Sumac (Rhus spp.) – Berries in clusters

• Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) – Berries

Goldfinch on Black-eyed Susan

Chickadee on Sumac

Conifers

 

• Juniper (Juniperus spp.) – Berry-like cones

• Larch (Larix spp.) – Seed bearing cones

• Spruce (Picea spp.) – Seed bearing cones

Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Honeysuckle Vine

Perennials

 

• Coneflower (Echinacea spp.) – Seeds

• Coralbells (Heuchera spp.) – Nectar (Hummingbirds)

• Cardinal Flower (Lobelia spp.) – Nectar

• Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) – Nectar and seeds

• Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia spp.) – Seeds

• Little Blue Stem (Schizachyrium spp.) – Seeds

• Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) – Seeds

• Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) – Seeds

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