10: Attract Birds to Your Yard with Native Plants

The problem with birdwatching is that, once you start, your only goal in life is to ALWAYS BE AROUND BIRDS. One way you can do that is by beautifying your home with plants that birds freakin’ love. We’ll cover plant species that attract specific kinds of birds for various regions in the United States. Don’t worry if you have a black thumb (like Sarah). Most of these plants are low maintenance and native to specific regions. That means low-key gardening and high-reward birding. Make sure to check out the resources listed below to get native plant recommendations for birds near you! BIRD SHIT WE DISCUSSEDUSEFUL RESOURCESNestWatch: get certified to monitor your birdhouses for research!YardMap: match birds and plants based on your regionYardMap also has useful info on native bird-friendly plants by regionAudubon’s amazing zip-code-specific recommendations for plants that birds love!Super specific Bluebird box sizes, dimensions, and recommendationsBIRDS WE MENTIONED (in order)Great Lakes Piping PloversMallardOrange-Fronted ParakeetCedar WaxwingNorthern CardinalFinchesOriolesHummingbirdsBrown ThrasherRed-Eyed VireoEastern BluebirdEuropean StarlingsHouse SparrowsSavannah SparrowBIRDS IN THE NEWSMamby music festival canceled in Chicago!! YAY piper ploversParakeet back from the brink of extinction thanks to lots of sexOTHER COOL SH*TSarah’s favorite plant: artificial IKEA wheatgrass in a pot.Hilarious “House Hunters” tweets making fun of the insane budgets on the showSupport the show