Tree · Sorbus americana

Mountain ash for backyard birds

Orange berry clusters feed waxwings and robins into winter.

Scientific name
Sorbus americana
Plant type
Tree
What birds get from it
fruit and berries
Native in
18 US states, 7 Canadian provinces/territories
Bird species supported
34

Birds most often fed by Mountain ash

Counted across every state and province where Mountain ash is native and the bird is present:

  • Gray Catbird — 50 regions
  • Purple Finch — 25 regions
  • American Robin — 25 regions
  • White-throated Sparrow — 25 regions
  • Northern Flicker — 25 regions
  • Pileated Woodpecker — 25 regions
  • Cedar Waxwing — 25 regions
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler — 25 regions
  • Eastern Kingbird — 25 regions
  • European Starling — 25 regions
  • Scarlet Tanager — 25 regions
  • Hermit Thrush — 25 regions

Mountain ash by state and province