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B <br />In your backyard <br />our backyard can be home for many different types <br />of birds, butterflies, beneficial insects, bats, and other <br />wildlife.Trees, shrubs, and other plants provide both <br />food and shelter for wildlife.The types of plants you use for <br />food and cover will help determine the wildlife species <br />attracted to your backyard. Consider native plant <br />species first. Plant a variety of species. Select plants <br />that flower and bear fruit at different times of <br />the year. Shrubs that produce berries can provide food <br />throughout the year. Trees with nuts and fruit can also <br />provide seasonal foods. Flowers and fruits of some plants <br />attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your backyard.You <br />also can construct bird houses and other shelter and put <br />out commercial bird foods. <br />Attracting birds 'to <br />your yard <br />These are examples of <br />plants that you can grow to <br />attract birds and other <br />species. Be sure to check <br />with your nursery on what <br />grows best in your area. <br />Shrubs for birds <br />Common juniper <br />Higbbusb blueberry <br />Hollies <br />• Pyracantba <br />Red -osier dogwood <br />Serviceberry <br />1 <br />Spicebusb <br />Sumacs <br />Viburnums <br />Wax myrtle <br />Trees for birds and <br />other wildlife <br />American beecb <br />American bolly <br />Apple <br />Balsam fir <br />Black cherry <br />Black gum <br />Cottonwood <br />Crabapple <br />Flowering dogwood <br />Hawtborns <br />Hickories <br />Live oak <br />Oaks <br />Red mullberry <br />Vines for birds <br />American bittersweet <br />Native boneysuckle <br />Strawberry <br />Trumpet creeper <br />Virginia creeper <br />Wild grape <br />