Landscaping for Eastern Birds
On this page I'm consolidating recommendations for landscaping for particular bird species.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler)
Spring/Summer Diet:
Fall/Winter Diet:
Notes: Yellow-rumped warblers are able to digest wax-myrtle berries and eat them with relish in the winter time. In all seasons, they include insects in their diet.
Suggestions
Southern Wax-myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - SE US and Mid-Atlantic plain
Carolina Bayberry (Myrica carolinensis) - SE US
Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) - NE US
Spring/Summer Diet:
Fall/Winter Diet:
Notes: Yellow-rumped warblers are able to digest wax-myrtle berries and eat them with relish in the winter time. In all seasons, they include insects in their diet.
Suggestions
Southern Wax-myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - SE US and Mid-Atlantic plain
Carolina Bayberry (Myrica carolinensis) - SE US
Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) - NE US
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Black-throated Green Warbler
Spring/Summer Diet: Insects Fall/Winter Diet: Notes: Black-throated Green Warblers winter in Central America, Northern South America and the Caribbean, but migrate all throughout the Eastern US. Suggestions: White Pine (Pinus strobus) - Eastern US |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Spring/Summer Diet: Nectar, small Insects Fall/Winter Diet: Nectar, small Insects Notes: Suggestions Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans) - Eastern US Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) - Eastern US |
Carolina Chickadee
Spring/Summer Diet: Insects
Fall/Winter Diet: Insects, fruit, seeds
Notes:
Suggestions:
White Oak (Quercus alba)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Spring/Summer Diet: Insects
Fall/Winter Diet: Insects, fruit, seeds
Notes:
Suggestions:
White Oak (Quercus alba)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
