Tree · Juniperus virginiana

Eastern red cedar for backyard birds

Dense evergreen roost cover and bluish 'berries' eaten through winter.

Scientific name: Juniperus virginiana
Plant type: Tree
What birds get from it: fruit and berries, conifer seed and cover
Native in: 37 US states, 2 Canadian provinces/territories
Bird species supported: 66

Birds most often fed by Eastern red cedar

Counted across every state and province where Eastern red cedar is native and the bird is present:

Gray Catbird — 76 regions
Northern Cardinal — 39 regions
Eastern Bluebird — 39 regions
House Finch — 39 regions
American Robin — 39 regions
Northern Flicker — 39 regions
Red-breasted Nuthatch — 39 regions
Pine Siskin — 39 regions
Brown Thrasher — 39 regions
Cedar Waxwing — 39 regions
Eastern Kingbird — 39 regions
European Starling — 39 regions