Compiled by R.Sikes.
1.American Wildlife & Plants by Martin, Zim, & Nelson.
2. Personal observation
KUL KAH HAN NATIVE PLANT GARDEN – EDGELAND
| PLANT | ITEM EATEN | BIRD |
| Amelanchier canadensis – Serviceberry |
Fruit | Northern Flicker, House & Purple Finch, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Siskin, Goldfinch, Steller’s Jay, Western Tanager, Hermit Thrush or Swainson’s Thrush, Am. Robin, Spotted Towhee, White Crown & Song Sparrow, Dark Eyed Junco |
| Arctostaphylos uva ursi – Kinnikinnick |
Fruit | Golden Crown & Song Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Gold Finch |
| Aster chilensis – Pacific Aster |
Seed | Pine Siskin, Goldfinch, Golden Crown & Song Sparrow, Dark Eyed Junco |
| Berberis nervosa – Low Oregon Grape |
Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird |
| Carex comosa – Longhair SedgeCarex lyngbyei – Lyngbye Sedge SeedsCarex vesicaria – Inflated Sedge |
Golden Crown , Fox , Savannah, & Lincoln Sparrow; Dark Eyed Junco | |
| Cornus stolonifera – Red Osier Dogwood |
Fruit | Purple Finch, Evening Grosbeak, Pileated & Harry Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Warbling Vireo |
| Erigeron speciosus – Showy Fleabane |
Pine Siskin, Goldfinch, Gold. Cr & Song Sparrow Dark Eyed Junco | |
| Fragaria chiloensis – Coastal StrawberryFragaria vesca – Woodland StrawberryFragaria virginana – Wild Strawberry |
Fruit | American Robin, Spotted Towhee, Cedar Waxwing |
| Lewisia columbiana – Columbia Lewisia |
Seed | Dark Eyed Junco, Song Sparrow |
| Lonicera cilosa – Orange Honeysuckle |
Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird |
| Myrica californica – California Wax Myrtle |
Seed | Chestnut Backed Chickadee, Audubon’s Warbler |
| Nothochelone nemorosa – Woodland Penstemon |
NECTAR– Rufous Hummingbird | |
| Quercus rugosa – Net Leaf Oak |
Seed | Steller’s Jay, Northern Flicker, Varied Thrush |
| Rhododendron occidentale – Western Azalea |
Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird |
| Ribes sanguineum – Red Flowering Currant |
Nectar Fruit | Rufous HummingbirdCedar Waxwing, Spotted Towhee, Amer. Robin |
| Solidago spathulata – Spikelike Goldenrod |
Seed | American Goldfinch, Pine Siskin |
| Vaccinium ovatum – Evergreen Huckleberry |
Fruit | House & Purple Finch, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Spotted Towhee, Steller’s Jay, Dark Eyed Junco, Golden Crown, Fox, & Song Sparrow |
| Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird |
KUL KAH HAN NATIVE PLANT GARDEN – FOREST
| PLANT | ITEM EATEN | BIRD |
| Alnus rubra – Red Alder |
Seed | Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch |
| Berberis aquifolium – Tall Oregon Grape |
Fruit Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird Cedar Waxwing |
| Cascara purshiana – Cascara |
Fruit | Red Breasted Sapsucker, Hermit & Varied Thrush, American Robin, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker |
| Cornus canadensis – Bunchberry |
Fruit | Varied Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Warbling Vireo |
| Cornus nuttallii – Pacific Dogwood |
Fruit | Purple & House Finch, Evening Grosbeak, Black Cap. Chickadee, Northern Flicker, West. Tanager, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Steller’s Jay |
| Corylus cornuta – Beaked Hazlenut |
Seed | Steller’s Jay |
| Dicentra formosa – Bleeding Heart |
Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird |
| Fraxinus latifolia – Oregon Ash |
Seed | Evening Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Cedar Waxwing |
| Gaultheria shallon – Salal |
Nectar Fruit |
Rufous Hummingbird, Anna’s HummingbirdBand Tail. Pigeon, House Finch, Spotted Towhee |
| Geum macrophyllum – Large Leaved Avens |
Seed | Dark Eyed Junco |
| Holodiscus discolor – Oceanspray |
Seed | Dark Eyed Junco |
| Malus fusca – Pacific Crabapple |
Fruit | Varied Thrush, American Robin, Steller’s Jay |
| Oemleria cerasiformis – Indian Plum |
Fruit | Northern Flicker, American Robin, Steller’s Jay |
| Polemonium pulcherrimum – Jacob’s Ladder |
Seed | Song Sparrow |
| Prunus emarginata – Bitter Cherry |
Fruit | Cedar Waxwing, Hermit Thrush, Amer. Robin, Warbling Vireo, Northern Flicker, Steller’s Jay |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir |
Seed | Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin |
| Rubus parviflorus – Thimbleberry |
Fruit | Blk. Cap & Chestnut Back Chickadees, Cedar Waxwing, Hermit & Varied Thrush; Am. Robin, Western Tanager, Evening Grosbeak, Northern Flicker, Steller’s Jay, Song Sparrow |
| Sorbus sitchensis – Sitka Mountain Ash |
Fruit | Hermit & Varied Thrush, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, House & Purple Finch, Spotted Towhee, Golden Crown Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Red Breasted Sapsucker |
| Tellima grandiflora – Fringecup |
Nectar Seed |
Rufous Hummingbird Dark Eyed Junco |
KUL KAH HAN NATIVE PLANT GARDEN – MONTANE
| PLANT | ITEM EATEN | BIRD |
| Arctostaphylos X media – Kinnickinik |
Golden Cr. & Fox Sparrow, Hermit Thrush | |
| Campanula rotundifolia – Bluebell |
Golden Crown & Fox Sparrow, Dark Eyed Junco | |
| Carex deweyana – Dewey’s Sedge |
Golden Crown, Fox, Lincoln, & Song Sparrow, Dark Eyed Junco | |
| Dodecatheon hendersonii – Broad Leaf. Shoot. Star |
Seed | Fox & Song Sparrow |
| Empetrum nigrum – Black Crowberry |
White Crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow | |
| Lonicera involucrata – Black Twinberry |
Fruit Nectar | Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Am. Robin Rufous Humming Bird |
| Luzula campestris – Many Flowered Wood Rush |
Seed | Dark Eyed Junco, Song Sparrow |
| Penstemon serrulatus – Coast Penstemon |
Nectar | Rufous Hummingbird |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium – Blue Eyed Grass |
Seed | Dark Eyed Junco |
| Tsuga mertensiana – Mountain Hemlock |
Seed | Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin |
| Vaccinium deliciosa – Cascade HuckleberryVaccinium membranaceum – Mnt. Huckleberry |
FruitNectar | Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Spotted Towhee, Golden crowned & Fox & Song Sparrow, Dark Eyed Junco, Steller’s Jay, House & Purple Finch Rufous Hummingbird |
PLEASE NOTE – Songbirds and Hummingbirds eat and feed their young insects, spiders, and other invertebrates. They use spider webbing to hold their nest together. Most native plants host a great variety of invertebrates, many essential to birds. The dead limbs and trunks are habitat for wood consuming invertebrates and where many invertebrates hide their eggs and pupate. Thus dead wood is critical to supplying these foods for birds all year around. Hollows in trees dead or alive are required for many cavity nesting birds. Trees such as Scouler Willows quickly forms tree cavities and are great wildlife trees. The stalks and flower heads of herbaceous plants such as Asters and Sedges provide bird’s winter insects, eggs, and spiders, etc. Stands of plants like Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Shore Pine, patches of Nootka Rose and Snowberry provide shelter from weather and predators. They also are good nest sites as well as provide food. Flowers for hummingbirds should be planted in mass in order to provide enough nectar in one spot. The numbers and variety of birds visiting your garden depends on the amount of cover and food provided and how far they have to travel from suitable habitat to reach your landscape.
KUL KAH HAN NATIVE PLANT GARDEN – SUBALPINE
| PLANT | ITEM EATEN | BIRD |
| Abies lasiocarpa – Alpine FirAbies procera – Noble Fir |
Seed | Red Crossbill, Black Capped & Chestnut Back Chickadee |
| Eriogonum umbellatum – Sulphur Buckwheat |
Seed | House Finch, Dark Eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee |
| Eriophyllum lanatum – Wooly Sunflower |
Seed | Gold. Crown, Song, Fox & White Crown Sparrow |
| Festuca ovina glauca – Blue Fescue |
Seed | White Crown and Golden Crown Sparrow |
| Juniperus communis – Common Juniper |
Fruit | Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch |
| Penstemon barrettiae – Barrett’s PenstemonPenstemon davidsonii – Davidson’s PenstemonPenstemon rupicola – Rock Penstemon |
Nectar Seed |
Rufous Hummingbird American Goldfinch, Dark Eyed Junco |
| Pinus monticola – Western White Pine |
Seed | Band Tailed Pigeon, Black Capped & Chestnut Backed Chickadees, Brown Creeper, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Northern Flicker, Steller’s Jay, Red Crossbill, Evening Grosbeak, House Finch, Pine Siskin, Dark Eyed Junco |
| Potentilla flabellifolia – Fan Leaved CinquefoilPotentilla fruticosa – Shrubby CinquefoilPotentilla gracilis – Graceful Cinquefoil |
Seed | House & Purple Finch |
Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden at H.J. Carroll Park in Chimacum, WA 