Perennial · Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan for backyard birds
Prolific seed heads for finches and sparrows.
- Scientific name
- Rudbeckia hirta
- Plant type
- Perennial
- What birds get from it
- seed
- Native in
- 47 US states, 9 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 75
Birds most often fed by Black-eyed Susan
Counted across every state and province where Black-eyed Susan is native and the bird is present:
- American Goldfinch — 56 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 56 regions
- Song Sparrow — 56 regions
- Chipping Sparrow — 56 regions
- Red-winged Blackbird — 56 regions
- Pine Siskin — 56 regions
- House Sparrow — 56 regions
- American Crow — 56 regions
- Mallard — 56 regions
- Canada Goose — 56 regions
- American Coot — 56 regions
- Savannah Sparrow — 56 regions
Black-eyed Susan by state and province
Alabama (39 birds)Alberta (41 birds)Arizona (44 birds)Arkansas (42 birds)British Columbia (45 birds)California (42 birds)Colorado (46 birds)Connecticut (39 birds)Delaware (37 birds)Florida (41 birds)Georgia (40 birds)Idaho (44 birds)Illinois (48 birds)Indiana (46 birds)Iowa (47 birds)Kansas (50 birds)Kentucky (40 birds)Louisiana (43 birds)Maine (40 birds)Manitoba (40 birds)Maryland (39 birds)Massachusetts (40 birds)Michigan (45 birds)Minnesota (45 birds)Mississippi (40 birds)Missouri (49 birds)Montana (44 birds)Nebraska (50 birds)New Brunswick (35 birds)New Hampshire (40 birds)New Jersey (41 birds)New Mexico (48 birds)New York (42 birds)North Carolina (42 birds)North Dakota (48 birds)Nova Scotia (33 birds)Ohio (47 birds)Oklahoma (52 birds)Ontario (43 birds)Oregon (43 birds)Pennsylvania (43 birds)Prince Edward Island (29 birds)Quebec (41 birds)Rhode Island (37 birds)Saskatchewan (40 birds)South Carolina (40 birds)South Dakota (49 birds)Tennessee (40 birds)Texas (57 birds)Utah (44 birds)Vermont (40 birds)Virginia (40 birds)Washington (44 birds)West Virginia (39 birds)Wisconsin (45 birds)Wyoming (44 birds)