Pollinator Garden at Kiwanis Lake
Plants for Birds

York Backyard Inspirations

The pollinator garden at Kiwanis Lake in full bloom.

We asked. You shared! Here are some of your backyard favorites when it comes to plants and birds.

Favorite Backyard Plant

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida

Photo: Kristina Deckert/Audubon

Rudbeckia hirta

Lupine

Lupinus perennis

Photo: Pictoscribe/Flickr CC (NC-ND 2.0)

Lupine

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum spp.

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Photo: Mirabelka Szuszu/Flickr CC (BY-SA 2.0)

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

Photo: MWMS1916/Flickr CC (BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Turk's Cap Lily

Lilium superbum

Photo: Melinda Young Stuart/Flickr CC (BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Favorite Backyard Birds

Northern Cardinal

Photo: Carole Wiley/Audubon Photography Awards

American Goldfinch

Photo: Hazel Erickson/Audubon Photography Awards

Eastern Bluebird

Photo: Pamela Underhill Karaz/Audubon Photography Awards

Gray Catbird

Photo: Sue McClaren/Audubon Photography Awards

Mourning Dove

Photo: Tom Warren/Audubon Photography Awards

Blue Jay

Photo: Carole Wiley/Audubon Photography Awards

Baltimore Oriole

Photo: Shari McCollough/Audubon Photography Awards

Indigo Bunting

Photo: Sunil Gopalan/Audubon Photography Awards

White-breasted Nuthatch

Photo: Kenneth Heiar/Audubon Photography Awards

House Wren

Photo: Nevia Cashwell/Great Backyard Bird Count

Carolina Wren

Photo: Sujata Roy/Audubon Photography Awards

Common Grackle

Photo: J. Arthur Anderson/Audubon Photography Awards

American Robin

Photo: J. Arthur Anderson/Audubon Photography Awards

Black-capped Chickadee

Photo: Leo Raymaakers/Audubon Photography Awards

Chipping Sparrow

Photo: Kathy Malone/Audubon Photography Awards

Song Sparrow

Photo: Sarah Blodgett/Audubon Photography Awards

Dark-eyed Junco

Photo: Dori Eldridge/Audubon Photography Awards

White-throated Sparrow

Photo: Aspen Allen/Audubon Photography Awards

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