Planting for Birds

Native Plants Attract Caterpillars and Birds

Bird Species @ Collinsville Pollen Trail

(Bird Walk 5/14/20)

  • Red-shouldered Hawk

  • Mourning Dove

  • Chimney Swift

  • Red-bellied Woodpecker

  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

  • Downy Woodpecker

  • Hairy Woodpecker

  • Northern Flicker

  • Eastern Kingbird

  • Blue Jay

  • Tree Swallow

  • Black-capped Chickadee

  • Tufted Titmouse

  • White-breasted Nuthatch

  • Carolina Wren

  • House Wren

  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

  • Eastern Bluebird

  • Wood Thrush

  • American Robin

  • Gray Catbird

  • European Starling

  • Louisiana Waterthrush

  • Northern Parula (migrant)

  • Yellow-rumped Warbler (migrant)

  • Chipping Sparrow

  • Song Sparrow

  • Scarlet Tanager

  • Northern Cardinal

  • Brown-headed Cowbird

  • Baltimore Oriole

  • American Goldfinch

Collinsville Pollen Trail is dedicated to planting native trees, shrubs and wildflowers to sustain pollinators, birds and other wildlife. On an early morning bird walk, Jay Kaplan (Director of Roaring Brook Nature Center) sighted 32 bird species in the span of an hour. All but the two migrants could nest in the vicinity. Jay suggested that additional walks would reveal even more species. [ Please see the collapsible Bird Species list on the left ]

Getting Started: How to Create a Bird-Friendly Yard

( printable/downloadable .pdf can be found via this link: National Audobon Connecticut / How To Create a Bird-Friendly Yard )

What to Plant for Birds (and Caterpillars)

( printable/downloadable .pdf can be found via this link: National Audobon Connecticut / Plants for Birds )

Why Native Plants Are Better for Birds (and People)

Further listening: Beneficial Garden Insects – Bringing Nature Home with Doug Tallamy / The joe gardener Show with Joe Lamp’l (August 10, 2017)