Shrub · Sambucus canadensis
American elderberry for backyard birds
Late-summer berry clusters taken by over 40 bird species.
- Scientific name
- Sambucus canadensis
- Plant type
- Shrub
- What birds get from it
- fruit and berries, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 39 US states, 5 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 151
Birds most often fed by American elderberry
Counted across every state and province where American elderberry is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 86 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 44 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 44 regions
- American Robin — 44 regions
- Song Sparrow — 44 regions
- Northern Flicker — 44 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 44 regions
- Red-winged Blackbird — 44 regions
- Cedar Waxwing — 44 regions
- Barn Swallow — 44 regions
- European Starling — 44 regions
- American Crow — 44 regions
American elderberry by state and province
Alabama (102 birds)Arizona (94 birds)Arkansas (102 birds)Connecticut (93 birds)Delaware (98 birds)Florida (99 birds)Georgia (102 birds)Illinois (101 birds)Indiana (100 birds)Iowa (94 birds)Kansas (106 birds)Kentucky (100 birds)Louisiana (107 birds)Maine (91 birds)Manitoba (88 birds)Maryland (99 birds)Massachusetts (92 birds)Michigan (96 birds)Minnesota (95 birds)Mississippi (102 birds)Missouri (103 birds)Nebraska (98 birds)New Brunswick (83 birds)New Hampshire (90 birds)New Jersey (102 birds)New Mexico (95 birds)New York (99 birds)North Carolina (106 birds)North Dakota (87 birds)Nova Scotia (80 birds)Ohio (100 birds)Oklahoma (117 birds)Ontario (102 birds)Pennsylvania (100 birds)Quebec (90 birds)Rhode Island (92 birds)South Carolina (102 birds)South Dakota (92 birds)Tennessee (102 birds)Texas (131 birds)Vermont (90 birds)Virginia (101 birds)West Virginia (98 birds)Wisconsin (97 birds)