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Plants for Birds and Bird Attracting Plants for the Desert Southwest Garden |
Attracting birds to the desert landscape is really very easy, and there are many beautiful bird-attracting plants to choose from. Plants and trees provide food and nesting areas for birds and many birds also eat pesky insects, so attracting them to the landscape can be very beneficial. Of course, bird watchers already knew this!
Here are some plants that are grown in desert Southwest gardens and the birds that are attracted to them, click on the plant link for more info: |
| Aster |
Cardinal, Chickadee, Titmouse, Towhee |
| Barberry |
Robin, Towhee |
| Beebalm |
Hummingbird |
| Bird of Paradise |
Hummingbird |
| Blanket Flower |
Junco |
| Butterfly Bush |
Bushtits (feed on the insects it attracts), Oriole |
| Cherry Laurel |
Bluebird |
| Coneflower |
Cardinal, Chickadee, Nuthatch, Titmouse |
| Cotoneaster |
Bluebird |
| Coyote Bush |
Bushtit |
| Crabapple |
Bluebird, Cardinal, Chickadee, Finch, Grosbeak, Mockingbird, Robin, Towhee, Waxwing, Woodpecker |
| Desert Willow |
Hummingbird |
| Grasses |
Dove, Chickadee, Sparrow, Finch |
| Fourwing Saltbush |
Dove, Towhee, Gambel's Quail, Lesser Goldfinch |
| Hawthorn |
Cardinal, Finch, Grosbeak, Mockingbird, Nuthatch, Thrush |
| Holly |
Bluebird, Cardinal, Jay, Mockingbird, Sparrow, Thrasher, Waxwing, Woodpecker |
| Honeysuckle |
Bluebird, Chickadee, Hummingbird, Thrush, Towhee |
| Hyssop |
Hummingbird |
| Magnolia |
Cardinal, Catbird |
| Manzanita |
Mockingbird, Robin, Towhee |
| Mesquite |
Oriole, Dove, Quail, Bushtit (feed on insects it attracts), Trasher |
| Mountain Mahogany |
Towhee, Gambel's Quail |
| Mulberry |
Bluebird, Cardinal, Grosbeak, Jay, Mockingbird, Oriole, Robin, Tanager, Thrush, Woodpecker |
| NM Privet |
Waxwing, Hummingbirds |
| Penstemon |
Hummingbirds |
| Phlox |
Hummingbirds |
| Sage |
Bushtit, Hummingbird, Thrasher |
| Serviceberry |
Bluebird, Finch, Sparrow, Tanager |
| Skunk Bush |
Gambel's Quail, Cedar Waxwing, Robin |
| Sumac |
Bluebird, Cardinal, Dove, Junco, Sparrow, Tanager, Thrasher, Titmouse, Towhee, Wren |
| Sunflower |
Cardinal, Chickadee, Dove, Finch, Grosbeak, Nuthatch, Pine Siskin |
| Thistle |
Bunting, Finch, Towhee |
| Trumpet Vine |
Hummingbird |
| Virginia Creeper |
Bluebird, Cardinal, Chickadee, Nuthatch, Tanager, Titmouse, Woodpecker, Wren |
| Yucca |
Oriole |
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