Growing bird-friendly plants will attract and protect the birds you love while making your space beautiful, easy to care for, and better for the environment. Native plants, or those that are uniquely adapted to your local environment, will attract and support your local birds and insects much better than non-native plants. This is because native plants host far more caterpillars and insects than plants that are not from your local environment. They can also provide many benefits for birds year-round such as shelter, places to nest, and food resources such as seeds, berries, and nectar.
Explore the best native plants for birds local to your area using Audubon's Native Plant Database. Check out our past and ongoing projects, and scroll through this page to find native plant resources and learn ways to make your space bird-friendly.
Downloadable Resources
Celebrate Your Bird-Friendly Planting
Share your success with a Plants for Birds sign for your yard. Spread the word about the power of native plants and help grow a better world for birds.
Creating Bird Friendly Landscapes
Birds
Why Native Plants Are Better for Birds and People
Bird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.
Conservation
So You Have Your List of Native Plants. Now What?
Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Plants For Birds
Yards With Non-Native Plants Create ‘Food Deserts’ for Bugs and Birds
Research finds that Carolina Chickadees require a landscape with 70 percent native plants to keep their population steady.
For Kids And Families
Making Seed Balls to Help Birds
With this simple DIY, you can spread the power of native plants far and wide.
Plants For Birds
How to Make Your Yard Bird-Friendly
Grow a beautiful garden that provides a safe haven for birds in the face of climate change.
Bird-Friendly Communities
Bird Friendly Garden Designs
Download these free designs to create bird habitat in your garden.
