Tree · Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain juniper for backyard birds
Berry-like cones feed bluebirds, solitaires and waxwings in winter.
- Scientific name
- Juniperus scopulorum
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- fruit and berries, conifer seed and cover
- Native in
- 14 US states, 2 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 72
Birds most often fed by Rocky Mountain juniper
Counted across every state and province where Rocky Mountain juniper is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 28 regions
- American Robin — 16 regions
- Northern Flicker — 16 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 16 regions
- Pine Siskin — 16 regions
- Common Redpoll — 16 regions
- Cedar Waxwing — 16 regions
- European Starling — 16 regions
- Spotted Towhee — 16 regions
- Mountain Bluebird — 16 regions
- Bullock's Oriole — 16 regions
- Golden-crowned Kinglet — 16 regions
Rocky Mountain juniper by state and province
Alberta (43 birds)Arizona (42 birds)British Columbia (48 birds)Colorado (46 birds)Idaho (49 birds)Montana (48 birds)Nebraska (35 birds)Nevada (45 birds)New Mexico (42 birds)North Dakota (33 birds)Oregon (44 birds)South Dakota (36 birds)Texas (50 birds)Utah (47 birds)Washington (44 birds)Wyoming (45 birds)