Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Basics of Birdscaping 2 Site Preparation and Planting 3 Safeguarding Your Songbirds 4 Top 10 Plants for Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds Wild Columbine ( Aquilegia canadensis ) Trumpet Creeper ( Campsis radicans ) New Jersey Tea ( Ceanothus americanus ) Orange Jewelweed ( Impatiens capensis ) Blazing Star or Gay Feather ( Liatris species) Michigan Lily ( Lilium michiganense ) Cardinal Flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ) Wild Bergamot ( Monarda fistulosa ) Pussy Willow ( Salix discolor ) Royal Catchfly and Fire Pink ( Silene species) 5 Top 10 Plants for Goldfinches and Other Prairie Birds Native Thistle ( Cirsium species) Purple Coneflower ( Echinacea species) Sunflower ( Helianthus species) Switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) Yellow Coneflower ( Ratibida pinnata ) Silphiums ( Silphium species) Goldenrod ( Solidago species) Indian Grass ( Sorghastrum nutans ) Prairie Dropseed ( Sporobolus heterolepis ) American Aster ( Symphyotrichum species) 6 Top 10 Plants for Bluebirds and Other Savanna Birds Serviceberry ( Amelanchier species) Gray Dogwood ( Cornus racemosa ) Hawthorn ( Crataegus species) Sunflower ( Helianthus and Heliopsis species) Juniper ( Juniperus species) Oak ( Quercus species) Rose ( Rosa species) Little Bluestem Grass ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) Elm-Leaved Goldenrod ( Solidago ulmifolia ) American Aster ( Symphyotrichum species) 7 Top 10 Plants for Indigo Buntings and Other Shrubland Birds Dogwood ( Cornus species) Hazelnut ( Corylus species) St. John's Wort ( Hypericum species) Ninebark ( Physocarpus opulifolius ) Cherry Shrubs ( Prunus species) Bramble Berry ( Rubus species) Willow ( Salix species) Elderberry ( Sambucus species) Blueberry ( Vaccinium species) Viburnum ( Viburnum species) 8 Top 10 Plants for Warblers and Other Woodland Birds Maple ( Acer species) Birch ( Betula species) Hickory ( Carya species) American Beech ( Fagus grandifolia ) Crabapple ( Malus species) White Spruce ( Picea glauca ) Pine ( Pinus species) Poplar ( Populus species) Cherry ( Prunus species) Oak ( Quercus species) Appendix: Top Wetland and Rain Garden Plants for Birds Bibliography Websites Consulted Index.