Tree · Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa pine for backyard birds
Seeds and bark insects; pygmy nuthatch and woodpecker habitat.
- Scientific name
- Pinus ponderosa
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- conifer seed and cover, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 16 US states, 1 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 150
Birds most often fed by Ponderosa pine
Counted across every state and province where Ponderosa pine is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 28 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 17 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 17 regions
- House Wren — 17 regions
- American Robin — 17 regions
- Song Sparrow — 17 regions
- Northern Flicker — 17 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 17 regions
- Red-winged Blackbird — 17 regions
- Pine Siskin — 17 regions
- Tree Swallow — 17 regions
- Barn Swallow — 17 regions
Ponderosa pine by state and province
Arizona (93 birds)British Columbia (95 birds)California (97 birds)Colorado (95 birds)Idaho (90 birds)Montana (90 birds)Nebraska (94 birds)Nevada (94 birds)New Mexico (94 birds)North Dakota (86 birds)Oklahoma (111 birds)Oregon (89 birds)South Dakota (93 birds)Texas (120 birds)Utah (93 birds)Washington (87 birds)Wyoming (89 birds)