Did you know Calgary provides a home or stopover for over 200 bird species?! We have an opportunity to make their home a little bit more friendly by adding plants that provide shelter, safety from predators or food. Below are a list of trees, shrubs and perennials native to Alberta that can help support birds!
Trees and Shrubs
Conifers
· Sub-Alpine Fir - Abies lasiocarpa
· White Spruce - Picea glauca
· Black Spruce - Picea mariana
· Lodgepole Pine - Pinus contorta
· Limber Pine - Pinus flexilis
· Ponderosa Pine - Pinus ponderosa
· Douglas Fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii
Deciduous
· River Alder - Alnus incana (tenuifolia)
· River Birch - Betula occidentalis
· Paper Birch - Betula papyrifera
· Hawthorn - Crataegus chrysocarpa
· Tamarack (Larch) - Larix laricina
· Narrow Leaf Polar - Populus angustifolia
· Balsam Poplar - Populus balsamifera
· 'Paskapoo' Poplar – A cultivar of one of our native poplars, designed to fit into the urban landscape
· Trembling Aspen - Populus tremuloides
· Pincherry - Prunus pensylvanica
· Green Alder - Alnus viridis crispa
· Saskatoon (Western Serviceberry) - Amelanchier alnifolia
· Sagebrush - Artemisia cana
· Dwarf Birch - Betula glandulosa
· Red Twig Dogwood - Cornus sericea
· Silverberry (Wolf Willow) - Eleagnus commutata
· Common Juniper - Juniperus communis
· Creeping Juniper - Juniperus horizontalis
· Bracted Honeysuckle - Lonicera involucrata
· Oregon Grape - Mahonia repens
· Potentilla bush - Potentilla fruticosa
· Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana
· Golden Currant - Ribes aureum
· Gooseberry - Ribes oxycanthoides
· Northern Red Currant - Ribes triste
· Prickly Rose - Rosa aicularis
· Prairie Rose - Rosa arkansana
· Wild Rose - Rosa woodsii
· Dwarf Raspberry - Rubus arcticus
· Thimbleberry - Rubus parviflorus
· Trailing Raspberry - Rubus pubescens
· Wild Raspberry - Rubus idaeus
· Barrett Willow - Salix barrattiana
· Bebb Willow - Salix bebbiana
· Hoary Willow - Salix candida
· Powerface Willow - Salix commutata 'Powderface'
· Pussy Willow - Salix discolor
· Sandbar Willow - Salix exigua
· Tawny Willow - Salix lucida
· Yellow Pussy Willow - Salix lutea
· Black Bud Willow - Salix petiolaris
· Purple Elder - Sambucus melanocarpa
· Red Elder - Sambucus racemosa
· Silver Buffaloberry - Shepherdia argentea
· Russet Buffaloberry - Shepherdia canadensis
· Birch Leaved Spiraea (Meadowsweet) - Spiraea betuifolia
· Snowberry - Symphoricarpos albus
· Western Snowberry - Symphoricarpos occidentalis
· Bog Cranberry - Vaccinium vitis-idaea
· Low Bush Cranberry - Viburnum edule
Perennials
· Penstemon / Beardtongue – Penstemon sp.
· Yarrow – Achillea borealis
· Giant Hyssop – Agastache foeniculum
· Nodding Onion – Allium cernuum
· Wild Chives – Allium schoenoprasum
· Blue Columbine – Aquilegia brevistyla
· Red Columbine – Aquilegia Formosa
· Yellow Columbine – Aquilegia flavescens
· Kinnikinnick (Bearberry) – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
· Heart-Leaved Arnica – Arnica cordifolia
· Low Milkweed – Asclepias ovalfolia
· Showy Milkweed – Asclepias specious
· Asters – Aster, Eurybia and Symphyotrichum sp.
· Balsamroot – Balsamorhiza sagittate
· Harebell – Campanula alaskana
· Paintbrush – Castilleja sp.
· Fireweed – Chamaenerion angustifolium
· River Beauty Fireweed – Chamaenerion latifolium
· Western White Clematis – Clematis ligusticifolia
· Bunchberry – Cornus canadensis
· Tall Larkspur – Delphinium glaucum
· Nuttall’s Larkspur – Delphinium nuttallianum
· Fleabanes – Erigeron sp.
· Joe Pye Weed – Eutrochium maculatum
· Wild Strawberries – Fragaria virginiana
· Brown Eyed Susans – Gaillardia aristate
· White Geranium – Geranium richardsonii
· Sticky Purple Geranium – Geranium viscosissimum
· Sunflowers – Helianthus sp.
· Alumroots – Heuchera sp.
· Mountain or River Hollyhock – Iliamna rivularis
· Meadow Blazing Star – Liatris ligulistylis
· Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata
· Blue Flax – Linum lewisii
· Yellow Flax – Linum rigidum
· Twining Honeysuckle – Lonicera dioica
· Silvery Lupine – Lupinus argenteus
· Silky Lupine – Lupinus sericeus
· Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis
· Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
· Prairie Turnip – Pediomelum esculentum
· Cinquefoils – Potentilla sp.
· Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida columnifera
· Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
· Goldenrods – Solidago sp.
· Sitka Valerian – Valeriana sitchensis
Violets – Viola sp.
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