Perennial · Solidago altissima
Tall goldenrod for backyard birds
Insect-rich in fall and seed in winter.
- Scientific name
- Solidago altissima
- Plant type
- Perennial
- What birds get from it
- seed, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 48 US states, 6 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 193
Birds most often fed by Tall goldenrod
Counted across every state and province where Tall goldenrod is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 102 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 54 regions
- American Goldfinch — 54 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 54 regions
- Mourning Dove — 54 regions
- American Robin — 54 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 54 regions
- Song Sparrow — 54 regions
- Chipping Sparrow — 54 regions
- Northern Flicker — 54 regions
- Red-breasted Nuthatch — 54 regions
- Red-winged Blackbird — 54 regions
Tall goldenrod by state and province
Alabama (122 birds)Arizona (118 birds)Arkansas (125 birds)California (122 birds)Colorado (117 birds)Connecticut (113 birds)Delaware (118 birds)Florida (119 birds)Georgia (123 birds)Idaho (109 birds)Illinois (125 birds)Indiana (123 birds)Iowa (119 birds)Kansas (133 birds)Kentucky (121 birds)Louisiana (129 birds)Maine (112 birds)Manitoba (110 birds)Maryland (120 birds)Massachusetts (114 birds)Michigan (120 birds)Minnesota (120 birds)Mississippi (123 birds)Missouri (128 birds)Montana (112 birds)Nebraska (125 birds)Nevada (117 birds)New Brunswick (102 birds)New Hampshire (111 birds)New Jersey (121 birds)New Mexico (121 birds)New York (119 birds)North Carolina (127 birds)North Dakota (114 birds)Nova Scotia (97 birds)Ohio (124 birds)Oklahoma (145 birds)Ontario (123 birds)Oregon (111 birds)Pennsylvania (122 birds)Quebec (112 birds)Rhode Island (111 birds)Saskatchewan (108 birds)South Carolina (123 birds)South Dakota (120 birds)Tennessee (123 birds)Texas (159 birds)Utah (114 birds)Vermont (111 birds)Virginia (122 birds)Washington (110 birds)West Virginia (119 birds)Wisconsin (121 birds)Wyoming (109 birds)