Attract Birds Naturally

By planting species that are beneficial to birds, you can attract birds to your yard without putting out seeds or suet (which can attract unwanted wildlife like bears). Here are some options for attracting a variety of wild birds to your yard.

FLOWERS

  • Aster
  • Bachelor Button
  • Black-eyed Susan
  • California Poppy
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Columbine
  • Marigold
  • Sunflowers
TREES

  • Alder
  • Bayberry
  • Birch
  • Cedar (Juniper)
  • Cherry
  • Chestnut
  • Crab Apple
  • Dogwood
  • Eastern Hemlock
  • Fir
  • Hawthorn
  • Hazelnut
  • Japanese Maple
  • Plum
  • Yew

  • Mountain Ash
  • Oak
  • Pine
  • Spruce
  • Sumac

  • Walnut
SHRUBS & VINES

  • Bittersweet
  • Blackberry
  • Blueberry
  • Boxwood
  • Cotoneaster
  • Elderberry
  • English Ivy
  • Grape
  • Holly
  • Honeysuckle
  • Juniper
  • Mulberry
  • Myrtle

 

  • Raspberry
  • Snowberry
  • Viburnum
  • Virginia Creeper

  • Witchhazel

 

 

The plants below are attractive to hummingbirds.

FLOWERS

  • Bee Balm
  • Blazing Star
  • Bleeding Heart
  • Cardinal Flower
  • Century Plant
  • Columbine
  • Coral-Bells

  • Dame’s Rocket
  • Delphinium
  • Fire Pink
  • Foxglove
  • Fuchsia
  • Hollyhocks
  • Impatiens
  • Lily
  • Nasturtium
  • Paintbrush
  • Petunia
  • Phlox
  • Red-Hot Poker
  • Sage
  • Sweet William
  • Yucca
SHRUBS

  • Azaleas
  • Beauty Bush
  • Butterfly Bush
  • Flowering Quince
  • Lilac
  • Red-flowering Currant
  • Salmonberry

VINES

  • Honeysuckle
  • Scarlet Runner Bean
  • Trumpet Creeper Vine