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Dylan Chambers

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    • Dylan Chambers
       
      I used this site to find berries birds like.
  • shrubs that birds use for food, including dogwood (Cornus), holly (Ilex), mulberry (Morus), and Southern Bayberry (Myrica cerifera). Hollies are also great for shelter in colder climates, along with Southern Bayberry, which is another evergreen shrub. Gooseberries (Ribes) provide a good source of protection and birds will eat the insects that feed on them.
  • American Holly (Ilex opaca) is an evergreen, flowering shrub, providing not only food, but also shelter and nesting options for birds. Holly is excellent to protect birds and provide them with a source of food, even in cold winter months, growing well all the way from Massachusetts to Florida and then as far west as Texas. They produce a good crop of red berries that attract jays, robins, mockingbirds, and woodpeckers, among others.
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  • The Bloodtwig Dogwood (Cornus racemosa) and Gray Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) are two of the common smaller varieties. They tolerate colder temperatures and have colorful stems and are showy in winter, along with colorful deciduous leaves in fall. In spring, they have great flowers, and then in summer they produce berries. The berries are attractive to birds like woodpeckers, finches, and cardinals.
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