possible. Almost invariably the plants best for birds 
are also most ornamental in flower, fruit and brilliant 
autumn foliage color, and are Tae especially suited 
to wide general use. 
Generally speaking, birds are most abundant 
where dense-growing shrubs and trees are near to 
afford quick refuge and protection. 
For that reason, plus the seeds in the cones, pines, 
spruces and hemlocks are liked especially by war- 
blers, nuthatches, purple finches, brown creepers, the 
brilliant evening grosbeaks and the saucy siskins. 
Red cedar (Juniper) berries and the fleshy fruits 
of hawthorns, crabapples, dogwoods appeal par- 
ticularly to the beautiful cedar waxwings all winter. 
Our abundant native bayberries bring myrtle and 
pine warblers, and, in fact, they are known to attract 
more than 80 different kinds of birds. The velvety 
red seed spikes of native sumac feed even more. 
Juicy berries of bush honeysuckle and early-fruiting 
viburnums are quickly taken in early fall. Fruits of 
other viburnums seem to need frost-biting before 
they appeal. Barberry’s red berries are almost the 
last to be eaten. 
The bright red berries of holly and several kinds 
of yews are great attractions for robins and other 
birds. 
Humming birds hover and dart among trumpet 
vines and honeysuckle fortheir nectarin midsummer. 
Flickers and woodpeckers even thrive on poison 
ivy’s whitish berries, too often mistaken by humans 
for bayberry. 
Chokeberry, winterberry, privet, Russian olive, 
firethorn, euonymus, photinia and shadblow all add 
to the birds’ supply. 
Nature has many methods of perpetuating plant 
life. One is to encourage distribution of plant seeds 
by making them colorful and attractive to birds. 
Both plant life and bird life add enjoyment to 
human life. Why not encourage all three by adding 
some new plants this year and every year? 
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