Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Basics of Birdscaping
2 Site Preparation and Planting
3 Safeguarding Your Songbirds
4 Top 10 Plants for Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans)
New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
Orange Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Blazing Star or Gay Feather (Liatris species)
Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
Royal Catchfly and Fire Pink (Silene species)
5 Top 10 Plants for Goldfinches and Other Prairie Birds
Native Thistle (Cirsium species)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea species)
Sunflower (Helianthus species)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Silphiums (Silphium species)
Goldenrod (Solidago species)
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
American Aster (Symphyotrichum species)
6 Top 10 Plants for Bluebirds and Other Savanna Birds
Serviceberry (Amelanchier species)
Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
Hawthorn (Crataegus species)
Sunflower (Helianthus and Heliopsis species)
Juniper (Juniperus species)
Oak (Quercus species)
Rose (Rosa species)
Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Elm-Leaved Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia)
American Aster (Symphyotrichum species)
7 Top 10 Plants for Indigo Buntings and Other Shrubland Birds
Dogwood (Cornus species)
Hazelnut (Corylus species)
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum species)
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Cherry Shrubs (Prunus species)
Bramble Berry (Rubus species)
Willow (Salix species)
Elderberry (Sambucus species)
Blueberry (Vaccinium species)
Viburnum (Viburnum species)
8 Top 10 Plants for Warblers and Other Woodland Birds
Maple (Acer species)
Birch (Betula species)
Hickory (Carya species)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Crabapple (Malus species)
White Spruce (Picea glauca)
Pine (Pinus species)
Poplar (Populus species)
Cherry (Prunus species)
Oak (Quercus species)
Appendix: Top Wetland and Rain Garden Plants for Birds
Bibliography
Websites Consulted
Index
