Tip: Place flowers near windows so you can watch your nature visitors.
| Level | What To Do | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Bird Feeder with a nearby shrub or tree to provide cover & safety Annual flowers | Window Feeder (clear with suction cups) Hanging feeders with small feed openings Hanging baskets of flowers |
| Middle | Common native perennials that produce nectar and seeds Leave plants standing until Mother’s Day, birds will feed all winter long No pesticides please | Black-eyed Susan Purple Coneflower |
| Advanced | Multiple native flowers, trees and shrubs that flower, fruit & produce seeds through spring, summer and fall | Marsh Milkweed (summer flower, fall & winter seeds) Aster (summer & fall blooms) Common Juniper (berries ripen in April) |
| Top-flight | Create a prairie with native flowers & grasses intermingled (full sun) | Hackberry, Burr Oak, Wild Cherry Eastern Redbud, Grey Dogwood, Serviceberry Nannyberry Viburnum |
For lists of plants that feed songbirds, butterflies and more, see these documents:
Bringing Hummingbirds to Your Yard
Bringing Butterflies to Your Yard
Creating a Forest Edge for Bird Diversity Including Songbirds