PLANTS for COVER
Plant species Birds that benefit
Abies (fir) tanagers, grosbeaks and robins
Alnus (alder) several including blue jay
Andropogon (bluestem) quail
Crataegus (hawthorn) cardinals, hummingbirds and other small birds
Ilex (holly) several
Juniperus (juniper) Juncos, sparrows, yellow-rumped warblers
Morus (mulberries) several
Myrica (bayberry) several
Parthenocissus (woodbine) smaller birds
Picea (spruce) Mourning doves
Pinus (pine) migrating robins and warblers, mourning doves
Quercus (oak) several
Rhus (sumac) summering birds
Rubus (blackberries) towhees, native sparrows, warblers, thrushes and buntings
Tsuga (hemlock) chickadees, titmice, juncos, cardinals
PLANTS for FOOD
Plant species Birds that Benefit
Acer (maple) grosbeaks, bobwhites and cardinals
Alnus (alder) mourning doves, goldfinches, bobwhites
Amelanchier (serviceberry) 42 species! Including common flicker, red-headed
woodpecker, robin, cedar waxwing, gray catbird, bluebird,
towhees, chickadees, downy and hairy woodpeckers,
wood thrush, brown thrasher, scarlet tanager, red-eyed viroe
and house finch
Andropogon (bluestem) juncos, field sparrows and tree sparrows
Aquilegia (columbine) hummingbirds
Aster cardinals, goldfinches, sparrows, titmice, chickadees, 
nuthatches, towhees and indigo buntings
Betula (birch) dark-eyed juncos, titmice, black-capped chickdees, cedar 
waxwings, goldfinches, purple waxwings and warblers
Campis radicans (trumpet vine) hummingbirds
Celtis (hackberry) bluebird, cardinals, cedar waxwing, mockingbird, phoebe, 
bobwhite, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, 
towhees and titmice
Cornus (dogwood) downy woodpecker, gray catbird, brown thrasher, robin, 
wood thrush, bluebirds, cedar waxwing, grosbeaks, 
bobwhites, mockingbirds and sparrows
Craetageus (hawthorn) grosbeak, waxwings, blue jays, mockingbirds, common flicker
Empetrum (crowberries) robins, cedar waxwings, pine grosbeaks and many others 
Fragaria (strawberry) common flicker, wood thrush, cedar waxwings, towhees, 
robin, gray catbird, brown thrasher, ruffed grouse and quail
Helianthus (sunflower) mourning doves, red-winged blackbirds, chickadees, 
house finches, tree sparrows, tufted titmice
Ilex (holly) 49 species including common flicker, mockingbird, gray 
catbird, brown thrasher, cedar waxwing and robin
Juniperus (juniper) 54 species including cedar waxwing, purple finch, grosbeak, 
yellow-rumped warbler, robin, mockingbird, wild turkey, jays
Malus (crabapple) cedar waxwing, robin, mockingbird, purple finch, bobwhite, 
house finch, red-headed woodpecker, common flicker, 
evening grosbeak
Monarda (bee balm) hummingbirds
Morus (mulberry) 59 species including bluebird, cedar waxwing, northern oriole, 
wood thrush, yellow-warbler, red-eyed vireo, robin, gray 
catbird, titmice and brown thrasher
Myrica (bayberry) 86 species including yellow-rumped warbler, white-eyed vireo,  
tufted titmouse, common flicker, robins, black-capped
chickdee, bluebirds, gray catbird, brown thrasher, northern
orioles, tree swallows
Parthenocissus (woodbine) flickers, red-bellied woodpeckers, tufted titmouse, eastern  
bluebirds, robins, thrushes, mockingbirds, brown thrashers,
black-capped chickadees
Picea (spruce) chickadees, red-breasted nuthatches, goldfinches and cedar 
waxwings
Pinus (pine) chickadees, evening and pine grosbeaks, red and  
white-breasted nuthatches, brown creepers, brown thrashers,
pine warblers
Populus (poplar) goldfinches, pine and rose-breasted grosbeaks, northern shrikes
Prunus (cherry) cedar waxwing, house finch, northern oriole, American robin, 
bluebird, sharp-tailed grouse, gray catbird, song sparrow, 
common flicker, red-headed woodpecker, cardinal and wood
thrush
Quercus (oak) chickadees, titmice, cardinals, flickers, ruffed grouse, blue jays, 
meadowlarks, mounring doves, wood ducks, mallards, 
bobwhites, downy, red-headed and hairy woodpeckers
Rhus (sumac) 98 species including common flicker, red-headed and downy 
woodpeckers, chickadees, robins, bluebirds, scalet tanager, 
bobwhite, wild turkey, phoebe, hermit thrush, gray catbirds, 
brown towhee
Rosa (rose) cedar waxwing, cardinals, wood thrush, robin, bluebird, 
mockingbird, grosbeak, bobwhite, goldfinch and chickadee
Rubus (blackberry) 149 species including tufted titmice, red-headed woodpecker,
 robin, wood thrush, bluebird, cedar waxwing, northern oriole,  
cardinals, flicker and song sparrows
Rudbekia (coneflower) house and pruple finches, chickadees, cardianls and sparrows
Sambucus (elderberry) 120 species including robins, bluebirds, grosbeaks, flickers,  
bluejays, brown thrashers, catbirds, waxwings, doves,  
nuthatches and finches
Sorbus (mountain ash) (winter food) grouse, cedar waxwings, bluebirds, gray catbirds, 
orioles, red-headed woodpeckers, brown thrashers and robins
Vaccinium (blueberry) eastern bluebirds, black-capped chickadees, robins, orioles,  
tufted titmice,  flickers, towhees, and kingbirds
PLANTS for NESTING
Plant species Birds that benefit
Abies (fir) Tanagers, grosbeaks, robins and jays
Celtis (hackberry) indigo buntings, verdins, hummingbirds, white-winged doves,  
common flicker
Cornus (dogwood) Bell's vireos and summer tanagers
Crataegus (hawthorn) hummingbirds, cardinals, buntings, verdins and woodthrushes
Ilex (holly) towhees, thrashers and mockingbirds
Juniperus (juniper) chipping sparros, robins, song sparros, mocking birds and others
Picea (spruce) white-croned sparrows and warblers
Pinus (pines) robins, finches, mourning doves, magnolia warblers, white- 
crowned sparrows
Quercus (oak) blue-gray gnat-cathers, orchard orioles, summer tanagers,  
woodpeckers, blue jays
Rosa (roses) indigo buntings, cardinals, yellow warblers, towhees and sparrows
Rubus (black/raspberries) indigo buntings, cardinals, yellow warblers, towhees and sparrows
Sambucus (elderberry) warblers, grosbeaks, goldfinches
Tsuga (hemlock) warblers, robins, juncos, veerys, goldfinches, blue jays and others


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