Tree · Cornus florida
Flowering dogwood for backyard birds
Fat-rich red fall fruit taken by thrushes, bluebirds and woodpeckers.
- Scientific name
- Cornus florida
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- fruit and berries, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 29 US states, 1 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 148
Birds most often fed by Flowering dogwood
Counted across every state and province where Flowering dogwood is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 58 regions
- Northern Cardinal — 30 regions
- Eastern Bluebird — 30 regions
- Purple Martin — 30 regions
- Downy Woodpecker — 30 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 30 regions
- Tufted Titmouse — 30 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 30 regions
- House Finch — 30 regions
- Purple Finch — 30 regions
- American Robin — 30 regions
- White-throated Sparrow — 30 regions
Flowering dogwood by state and province
Alabama (102 birds)Arkansas (102 birds)Connecticut (93 birds)Delaware (98 birds)Florida (99 birds)Georgia (102 birds)Illinois (101 birds)Indiana (100 birds)Kansas (106 birds)Kentucky (100 birds)Louisiana (107 birds)Maryland (99 birds)Massachusetts (92 birds)Michigan (96 birds)Mississippi (102 birds)Missouri (103 birds)Nebraska (98 birds)New Jersey (102 birds)New York (99 birds)North Carolina (106 birds)Ohio (100 birds)Oklahoma (117 birds)Ontario (102 birds)Pennsylvania (100 birds)Rhode Island (92 birds)South Carolina (102 birds)Tennessee (102 birds)Texas (131 birds)Virginia (101 birds)West Virginia (98 birds)