Plants That Attract Birds
Developing a landscape or backyard to attract and feed birds does not have to be difficult or labor intensive. It can be as easy as planting one or more plants that serve as a food source or safe harbor for nesting. Involve children in the process and they too will become excited in watching the birds arrive in the yard. Keep in mind that during the winter months, if all of the food on the plants has been eaten, you might want to add supplemental bird food (i.e. birdfeeders) to keep birds coming year round. This is especially true the months of February to April when new growth (and food sources) begins to reappear. Below is a list of common plants that you can select from to begin attracting birds to your yard:
Food Sources:
| Trees:
Amelanchier Shrubs: Amelanchier |
ServiceberryTree HackerryWhite Fringetree Pagoda Dogwood Hawthorn Russian Olive Green Ash Crabapple/Apple Trees Plum/Cherry/Apricot Trees Chokecherry Trees Pear Trees Mountain Ash Trees Japanese Tree Lilac Ivory Silk Lilac Tree Nannyberry Tree Serviceberry Shrubs Bearberry Chokeberry Shrubs Barberry Shrubs Dogwood Shrubs American Hazelnut Cotoneaster Shrubs Burning Bush Eastern Wahoo Winterberry (Female) Honeyrose Honeysuckle Clavey’s Dwarf Emerald Mound Miniglobe Sandcherries Nanking Cherry Pin Cherry Sumac (Berrying Type) Roses (Hips) Elderberry Shrubs Cranberry Bushes |
Vines:
Actinidia arguta ‘Issai” Small Fruits: Fragaria Evergreens: Juniperus Perennials: Aster |
Annuals:
Ageratum |