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Wildlife Habitat

Make a home for birds, butterflies, and nature's other creatures.
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Vines for birds:

  • American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens)
  • Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens and related spp.)
  • Strawberry (Fragaria spp.)
  • Trumpet creeper or vine (Campis radicans)
  • Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
  • Wild grape (Vitis spp.)

Nectar plants for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees:

  • Aster (Aster spp.)
  • Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
  • Bee balm (Monarda spp.)
  • Butterfly bush (Buddleia alternifolia)
  • Butterfly weed and other milkweeds (Asclepias spp.)
  • Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
  • Clover and other legumes
  • Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
  • Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)
  • Delphinium (Delphinium spp.)
  • Fuchsia (Fuchsia spp.)
  • Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
  • Jewel weed (Impatiens capensis or I. pallida)
  • Lobelia (Lobelia spp.)
  • Lupine (Lupinus spp.)
  • Penstemon (Penstemon spp.)
  • Phlox (Phlox spp.)
  • Salvia (Salvia spp.)
  • Trumpet creeper or vine (Campis radicans)
  • Weigela (Weigela spp.)
  • Zinnia (Zinnia spp.)

Additional food and shelter for birds
Few yards will be able to supply sufficient food or shelter for a variety of birds all year long. However, you can improve shelter and food supplies by building or purchasing feeders and houses, and by setting out certain foods.

All bird species have specific nesting requirements. Because of these requirements, your yard may not accommodate certain species. For instance, Eastern bluebirds prefer nesting sites that border open fields or lawns with a tree or fence post nearby to provide feeding perches. Chickadees prefer to nest in brushy wooded areas.

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