Shrub · Ericameria nauseosa
Rabbitbrush for backyard birds
Late-season bloom supports insects; seed for sparrows.
- Scientific name
- Ericameria nauseosa
- Plant type
- Shrub
- What birds get from it
- seed, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 15 US states, 3 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 190
Birds most often fed by Rabbitbrush
Counted across every state and province where Rabbitbrush is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 30 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 18 regions
- American Goldfinch — 18 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 18 regions
- House Wren — 18 regions
- Mourning Dove — 18 regions
- American Robin — 18 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 18 regions
- Song Sparrow — 18 regions
- Chipping Sparrow — 18 regions
- Northern Flicker — 18 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 18 regions
Rabbitbrush by state and province
Alberta (110 birds)Arizona (118 birds)British Columbia (115 birds)California (122 birds)Colorado (117 birds)Idaho (109 birds)Montana (112 birds)Nebraska (125 birds)Nevada (117 birds)New Mexico (121 birds)North Dakota (114 birds)Oregon (111 birds)Saskatchewan (108 birds)South Dakota (120 birds)Texas (159 birds)Utah (114 birds)Washington (110 birds)Wyoming (109 birds)