Hi folks! Here is a little Verdin wiping his bill on a branch after eating from a sliced orange. I live in a very dry zone 7(Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico). We only get maybe 10 inches of rain a year. The soil is very sandy. I pretty much am going to replant my whole rural/suburban lot this year. Does anyone have any plant recommendations as far as providing food for the birds?
Thanks!
Hi angele, Nice pic; Welcome to the bird watching forum!
I'll see what I can find for your zone; meanwhile heres an old thread about good plants and shrubs for birds.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/682674/
Pelle
Hi angele, Heres a list of native plants or shrubs for NM. Those that berry like the serviceberry would be very good for birds.
http://gardeningfromthegroundup.us/Native%20Trees%20and%20Shrubs.htm
thank you so much pelletory! Much appreciated! Now to study the plant lists...
You all probably know about this search but I just found it though I have long been a visitor to the LBJ Wildflower website. I was able to search for plants native to NM & then narrowed my search to my soil conditions. That returned 64 plants. Since I want to do my whole yard I didn't narrow my search any further. Now I can look through these plants to find the ones most beneficial to birds & butterflies
Yippee, just what I was looking for! Doing a happy dance in NM
http://www.wildflower.org/collections/
I just checked for FL. Says the birds like beauty berry. Thats exciting, I love the fushia berries..stragly bush. It will be staying. I was suprised at how many non-schrub plants they like.
