Tree · Abies balsamea
Balsam fir for backyard birds
Spruce-budworm habitat and dense winter roosting cover.
- Scientific name
- Abies balsamea
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- conifer seed and cover, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 15 US states, 10 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 121
Birds most often fed by Balsam fir
Counted across every state and province where Balsam fir is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 48 regions
- Common Redpoll — 38 regions
- Downy Woodpecker — 25 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 25 regions
- American Robin — 25 regions
- Song Sparrow — 25 regions
- Northern Flicker — 25 regions
- Pileated Woodpecker — 25 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 25 regions
- Red-winged Blackbird — 25 regions
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak — 25 regions
- Pine Siskin — 25 regions
Balsam fir by state and province
Alberta (91 birds)Connecticut (88 birds)Iowa (89 birds)Maine (90 birds)Manitoba (89 birds)Massachusetts (90 birds)Michigan (94 birds)Minnesota (94 birds)New Brunswick (84 birds)New Hampshire (89 birds)New Jersey (95 birds)New York (95 birds)Newfoundland and Labrador (68 birds)Northwest Territories (60 birds)Nova Scotia (81 birds)Ontario (100 birds)Pennsylvania (97 birds)Prince Edward Island (71 birds)Quebec (89 birds)Rhode Island (87 birds)Saskatchewan (88 birds)Vermont (89 birds)Virginia (96 birds)West Virginia (93 birds)Wisconsin (95 birds)