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Eastern Swamp-Privet

Forestiera acuminata

Location

May not be native

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Type

Shrubs, Trees

Attributes

Fruit

May Attract

Eastern Swamp-Privet is thought to attract these families of birds

Adult (Texas). Photo: Brittany Margulieux/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Crows, Magpies, Jays

Adult. Photo: Sean Hoyer/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Family

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Adult. Photo: Epantha/iStock

Family

Nuthatches

Adult. Photo: Andy Morffew/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Family

Blackbirds and Orioles

Adult. Photo: Robert Barnes/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

New World Sparrows

Adult. Photo: Andrew Reding/Flickr (CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0)

Family

Thrushes

Adult. Photo: Gualberto Becerra/Shutterstock

Family

Vireos

Adult. Photo: Jeannine St. Amour/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Waxwings

Adult male. Photo: Arnaud Lacroix/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Wood Warblers

Adult female and adult male. Photo: David Masche/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Woodpeckers

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