Tree · Quercus macrocarpa

Bur oak for backyard birds

Drought-hardy prairie oak with large acorns and a heavy insect load.

Scientific name
Quercus macrocarpa
Plant type
Tree
What birds get from it
acorns and nuts, insects for nestlings
Native in
24 US states, 5 Canadian provinces/territories
Bird species supported
141

Birds most often fed by Bur oak

Counted across every state and province where Bur oak is native and the bird is present:

  • Gray Catbird — 56 regions
  • Downy Woodpecker — 29 regions
  • Hairy Woodpecker — 29 regions
  • White-breasted Nuthatch — 29 regions
  • American Robin — 29 regions
  • Song Sparrow — 29 regions
  • Northern Flicker — 29 regions
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch — 29 regions
  • Common Grackle — 29 regions
  • Red-winged Blackbird — 29 regions
  • Barn Swallow — 29 regions
  • Eastern Kingbird — 29 regions

Bur oak by state and province