Perennial · Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England aster for backyard birds
Late nectar for insects and fall seed for sparrows.
- Scientific name
- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Plant type
- Perennial
- What birds get from it
- seed, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 32 US states, 6 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 172
Birds most often fed by New England aster
Counted across every state and province where New England aster is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 76 regions
- Downy Woodpecker — 38 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 38 regions
- American Goldfinch — 38 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 38 regions
- Mourning Dove — 38 regions
- American Robin — 38 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 38 regions
- Song Sparrow — 38 regions
- Chipping Sparrow — 38 regions
- Northern Flicker — 38 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 38 regions
New England aster by state and province
Arkansas (125 birds)Colorado (117 birds)Connecticut (113 birds)Delaware (118 birds)Illinois (125 birds)Indiana (123 birds)Iowa (119 birds)Kansas (133 birds)Kentucky (121 birds)Maine (112 birds)Manitoba (110 birds)Maryland (120 birds)Massachusetts (114 birds)Michigan (120 birds)Minnesota (120 birds)Missouri (128 birds)Nebraska (125 birds)New Brunswick (102 birds)New Hampshire (111 birds)New Jersey (121 birds)New York (119 birds)North Carolina (127 birds)North Dakota (114 birds)Nova Scotia (97 birds)Ohio (124 birds)Oklahoma (145 birds)Ontario (123 birds)Pennsylvania (122 birds)Quebec (112 birds)Rhode Island (111 birds)Saskatchewan (108 birds)South Dakota (120 birds)Tennessee (123 birds)Vermont (111 birds)Virginia (122 birds)West Virginia (119 birds)Wisconsin (121 birds)Wyoming (109 birds)