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Poorland Flat Sedge

Cyperus compressus

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Location

Native to

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Type

Grasses

Attributes

Fruit, Nuts

May Attract

Poorland Flat Sedge is thought to attract these families of birds

Adult male. Photo: Jan Trabue/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings

Adult. Photo: Alan Krakauer/Flickr (CC-BY-NC-2.0)

Family

Chickadees and Titmice

Adult. Photo: Mike Charest

Family

Crows, Magpies, Jays

Adult male Lawrence's Goldfinch. Photo: Mike Charest/Flickr

Family

Finches

Adult (tan-striped morph). Photo: Daniel Irons/Great Backyard Bird Count

Family

New World Sparrows

Adult male. Photo: MargoBurnison/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Woodpeckers

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Callicarpa americana

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Sparrows

Orioles

Waxwings

Vireos

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American Beech

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American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

+11

May attract

Nuthatches

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Finches

Crows & Jays

Orioles

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Butterflies

Caterpillars

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Nuts

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American Holly

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American Holly

Ilex opaca

+10

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Wood Warblers

Waxwings

Sparrows

Crows & Jays

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Butterflies

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American Hornbeam

TREES

American Hornbeam

Carpinus caroliniana

+11

May attract

Sparrows

Waxwings

Woodpeckers

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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American Plum

SHRUBS / TREES

American Plum

Prunus americana

+10

May attract

Wrens

Woodpeckers

Waxwings

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Crows & Jays

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Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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American Pokeweed

ANNUALS/PER.

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

+7

May attract

Waxwings

Orioles

Chickadees & Titmice

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Crows & Jays

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

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American Sycamore

TREES

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

+11

May attract

Wrens

Wood Warblers

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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American Witch-Hazel

SHRUBS / TREES

American Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

+11

May attract

Chickadees & Titmice

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Wrens

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Thrushes

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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Anise-Scented Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Anise-Scented Goldenrod

Solidago odora

+11

May attract

Finches

Chickadees & Titmice

Wrens

Nuthatches

Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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Ash-Leaf Maple

TREES

Ash-Leaf Maple

Acer negundo

+11

May attract

Waxwings

Chickadees & Titmice

Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Sparrows

Crows & Jays

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

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