Spring Has Sprung: Add These Plants that Attract Songbirds to Your Yard

There’s no better way to add color and sound to your yard, and day, than attracting songbirds. Their whistling, cooing, tweeting, hooting, and chirping are bound to brighten anyone’s day. Luckily, it’s relatively simple to draw in these beautiful songbirds to your yard. There are plants that you can plant that may attract birds to your yard, providing you with a yard full of life and sounds. Adding plants that attract songbirds to your yard will not only be a treat to your ears, but their natural beauty will be a visual treat as well.

Your yard should be your sanctuary. Bring sounds to your yard by adding plants that attract songbirds by checking out the list below.

Plants that Attract Songbirds

Trees

Bayberry
Cedar (Juniper)
Cherry
Crab Apple
Dogwood
Eastern Hemlock
Evergreen
Hackberry
Hawthorn
Holly
Japanese Maple
Mimosa
Plumb
Red Mulberry
Red Twig Dogwood
Serviceberry
Sumac

Vines and Shrubs

Beautyberry
Blackberry
Bunchberry
Boxwood
Crossvine
Elderberry
English Ivy
Evergreen Smilax
Fuchsia
Grape
Hibiscus
Holly
Honeysuckle
Juniper
Multiflora Roses
Myrtle
Oregon Grape
Peruvian Lily
Pigeonberry
Raspberry
Red Flowering Currant
Silverberry
Spicebush
Staghorn Sumac
Trumpet Vine
Viburnum
Virginia Creeper
Weigela
Witch Hazel
Yew

Flowers

Aster
Bachelor’s Button
Beard Tongue
Black-Eyed Susan
Butterfly Gaura
California Poppy
Chilean Mitre
Chrysanthemum
Cockscomb
Columbine
Coreopsis
Cornflower
Cosmos
Crocosmia
Daisy
Fairy Fan
Floss Flower
Goldenrod
Lavender
Lyreleaf Sage
Marigold
Poppies
Purple Coneflower
Sunflowers
Zinnias

For best results, plant flowers, trees, and shrubs to draw in birds. Having a healthy balance will make your yard appear more attractive to birds. Also, not all of the plants on this list may work for your region and climate. Double-check with your local gardening/farming resource and do some research ahead of time before you plant anything on the above list. For best results, it is not a good idea to grow a variety that is meant to grow outside of your region. Otherwise, you may be setting yourself up for failure and can waste time and money.