Birds Feeding on the Fruit
of Red-Osier Dogwood
(Cornus sericea)



Bird Species
(Scientific & Common Names)


Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)

Corvus brachyrhynchos *
(American Crow)

Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)

Zonotrichia albicollis
(White-throated Sparrow)

Haemorhous purpureus *
(Purple Finch)

Spinus tristis **
(American Goldfinch)

Dumetella carolinensis *
(Gray Catbird)

Toxostoma rufum *
(Brown Thrasher)

Colinus virginianus *
(Bobwhite Quail)

Bonasa umbellus * **
(Ruffed Grouse)

Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus **
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Colaptes auratus *
(Northern Flicker)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
(Red-headed Woodpecker)

Picoides pubescens *
(Downy Woodpecker)

Catharus ustulatus *
(Swainson's Thrush)

Sialia sialis *
(Eastern Bluebird)

Turdus migratorius *
(American Robin)

Tyrannus tyrannus *
(Eastern Kingbird)

 


* the fruits are a preferred food source
** uses this shrub for protective cover and/or nest sites

Sources: DeGraaf (2002), Bennetts (1900),
Beal (1915)

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