Tree · Quercus spp.
Oaks for backyard birds
Acorns and insects.
- Scientific name
- Quercus spp.
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- Food and cover
- Native in
- 5 US states, 1 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 7
Birds most often fed by Oaks
Counted across every state and province where Oaks is native and the bird is present:
- Blue Jay — 6 regions
- Downy Woodpecker — 5 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 5 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 5 regions
- Tufted Titmouse — 5 regions
- Black-capped Chickadee — 3 regions
- Carolina Chickadee — 3 regions