Natural System Restoration for the Birds

The following tool was developed by Rocky Point Bird Observatory to help natural systems restoration professionals and volunteers in the Pacific Northwest choose native plants for their projects that also attract birds. Our goal in developing this tool was to provide a list of native plants to replace invasives while retaining whatever benefit birds were deriving from the invasive plant. The information in this system will be amended over time as more information becomes available.

Plants listed in this tool are ones that are native to the Pacific Northwest at large, they may not be native to your particular area. Care should be taken to ensure you choose a plant that is native to your area. Also, most invasives are better than natives at exploiting a range of habitat types make sure you check the growth requirements for the plant you select to ensure it will thrive in the habitat of the invasive you are replacing.

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RPBO wishes to thank the many contributors to this project. These include:

  • BC Breeding Bird Atlas
  • Birds Web
  • Bosky Dell Native Plant Nursery (Oregon)
  • Central Ornithology Publication Office
  • Geoffrey and David Newell
  • Hidden habitats
  • Ian Cruickshank
  • Jeremy Gatten
  • Judy Spearing
  • Mike McGrenere
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Texas)
  • RPBO MAPS program
  • RPBO Passerine Migration Monitoring program
  • Sandra Gray
  • University of Minnesota Duluth - Natural Resources Research Institute
  • West Multnomah County Soil & Water Conservation District (Oregon)
  • Yard Map (Cornell University)