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
