Birds visit trees, shrubs, and vines for five things: fruits (berries), sweet nectar (flowers), insects (particularly caterpillars), nuts and seeds, and shelter. This list is a compilation from the North Carolina and Tennessee chapters of the Audubon Society of ornamental plants common in the Southern Appalachian region.
Trees and Shrubs (26)
Maples (Acer spp.)
Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
Hickories (Carya spp.)
Dogwood (Cornus florida)
New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
Hawthorns (Crataegus spp.)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
Crabapples (Malus spp.)
Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
Pines (Pinus spp.)
Wild Plum (Prunus americana)
Cherries (Prunus spp.)
Sweet Azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) – at higher elevations
Pinxterflower (Rhododendron periclymenoides)
Oaks (Quercus spp.)
Willows (Salix spp.)
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum)
Smooth Witherod (Viburnum nudum)
Woody Vines (3)
Trumpet-creeper (Campsis radicans)
Cross-vine (Bignonia capreolata)
Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
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