Tree · Betula papyrifera
Paper birch for backyard birds
Catkin seed feeds redpolls and siskins all winter.
- Scientific name
- Betula papyrifera
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- seed, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 19 US states, 13 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 168
Birds most often fed by Paper birch
Counted across every state and province where Paper birch is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 56 regions
- Common Redpoll — 54 regions
- American Robin — 32 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 32 regions
- American Tree Sparrow — 32 regions
- Mallard — 32 regions
- Belted Kingfisher — 32 regions
- Golden-crowned Kinglet — 32 regions
- Bank Swallow — 32 regions
- Canada Goose — 32 regions
- Spotted Sandpiper — 32 regions
- Merlin — 32 regions
Paper birch by state and province
Alaska (66 birds)Alberta (110 birds)British Columbia (115 birds)Connecticut (113 birds)Idaho (109 birds)Iowa (119 birds)Maine (112 birds)Manitoba (110 birds)Massachusetts (114 birds)Michigan (120 birds)Minnesota (120 birds)Montana (112 birds)New Brunswick (102 birds)New Hampshire (111 birds)New Jersey (121 birds)New York (119 birds)Newfoundland and Labrador (83 birds)North Dakota (114 birds)Northwest Territories (74 birds)Nova Scotia (98 birds)Nunavut (29 birds)Ontario (123 birds)Oregon (111 birds)Pennsylvania (122 birds)Prince Edward Island (84 birds)Quebec (112 birds)Rhode Island (111 birds)Saskatchewan (108 birds)Vermont (111 birds)Washington (110 birds)Wisconsin (121 birds)Yukon (74 birds)