Tree · Celtis occidentalis

Common hackberry for backyard birds

Sweet dry fruit on the branch all winter.

Scientific name: Celtis occidentalis
Plant type: Tree
What birds get from it: fruit and berries, insects for nestlings
Native in: 29 US states, 3 Canadian provinces/territories
Bird species supported: 142

Birds most often fed by Common hackberry

Counted across every state and province where Common hackberry is native and the bird is present:

Gray Catbird — 64 regions
Downy Woodpecker — 32 regions
Hairy Woodpecker — 32 regions
White-breasted Nuthatch — 32 regions
American Robin — 32 regions
Song Sparrow — 32 regions
Northern Flicker — 32 regions
Red-breasted Nuthatch — 32 regions
Red-winged Blackbird — 32 regions
Cedar Waxwing — 32 regions
Barn Swallow — 32 regions
Eastern Kingbird — 32 regions