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It’s for the Birds!By: Rosie Lerner, rosie@purdue.edu

We often receive inquiries from folks wanting to add landscapeplants that will attract birds. Most folks primarily think of plantswith edible berries. Birds require not only food such as fruits andseeds, but also shelter and water.

Red fruits of winterberry deciduous holly. Photo Credit: PurdueArboretum

Bluish black fruits of arrowwood viburnum. Photo Credit: PurdueArboretum

Red fruits of spicebush Photo Credit: Purdue Arboretum

Planting a variety of plants that offer these resources across theseasons will help attract more birds to the yard. Some nativeshrubs to consider include:Aronia (chokeberry)

Callicarpa (beautyberry)

Clethra (summersweet)

Cornus (dogwood)

Corylus (hazelnut)

Ilex (winterberry)

Lindera (spicebush)

Rhus (sumac)

Sambucus (elderberry)

Symphoricarpos (snowberry and coralberry)

Viburnum (several species)

More information on attracting birds and other wildlife to youryard in Purdue Forestry & Natural Resources publication FNR-247-W.

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Issue: 20-02February 18, 2020