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Bird Attacting Evergreens
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Hemlocks, hollies, junipers, and pines are also fabulous evergreens for birds.

Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Attracts nesting and roosting birds, including grosbeaks and robins; chickadees, juncos, jays, nuthatches, and other birds eat the seeds.

Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Attracts nesting and roosting birds, especially grackles and house finches.

Box huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera
Attracts nesting and roosting birds, especially sparrows, towhees, and thrushes; catbirds, jays, thrushes, and waxwings eat the fruit.

Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Attracts nesting and roosting birds.

Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata
Attracts nesting and roosting birds, especially doves and chipping sparrows; fruits are eaten by mocking birds, robins, and sparrows.

Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Attracts nesting and roosting birds, especially grackles and house finches.

Rhododendrons
Rhododendron spp.
Attracts nesting and roosting birds, and hummingbirds when flowering.


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