Common Name

Scientific Name

Bird Use

Western redcedar

Thuja plicata

Nesting, shelter, cones

Douglas fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Nesting, shelter, cones

Red alder

Alnus rubra

Cones, seeds, nesting

Black cottonwood

Populus balsamifera

Nesting material, insects

Bigleaf maple

Acer macrophyllum

Insects, nesting, nectar

Sitka willow

Salix sitchensis

Insects, nesting

Western hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Cones, seeds, nesting

Mock-orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Nectar, insect source

Vine maple

Acer circinatum

Insects, nesting, nectar

Bitter cherry

Prunus emarginata

Cherries, insects, nesting

Serviceberry (Saskatoon)

Amelanchier alnifolia

Berries. insects, nesting

Dull Oregon-grape

Mahonia nervosa (Berberis)

Berries

Tall Oregon-grape

Mahonia aquifolium (Berberis)

Berries

Red-flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum

Berries, nectar

Wild gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum

Berries, nectar

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Berries, nesting

Evergreen huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Berries, insects

Red huckleberry

Vaccinium parvifolium

Berries, insects

Pacific rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Nesting, shelter

Trappers tea

Ledum grandulosum

Shelter

Kinnickinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Berries

Native honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Nectar, berries

Red elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Berries, insects

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Nesting, berries, insects

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Insects

Oceanspray

Holodiscus discolor

Seeds, nesting

Indian-plum (Osoberry)

Oemleria cerasiformis

Berries

Pacific ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus

Berries

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Berries, nectar

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Berries, nesting

Blackcap

Rubus leucodermis

Berries

Spiraea

Spiraea densiflora

Shelter, nesting

Oregon boxwood

Pachistima myrsinites

Nesting, protection, berries

Sword fern

Polystichum munitum

Shelter, insects

Deer fern

Blechnum spicant

Shelter, insects

Licorice fern

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Insects, nesting

Vanilla leaf

Achlys triphylla

Insects

Wild ginger

Asarum caudatum

Insects

Cooley’s hedge-nettle

Stachys cooleyae

Nectar

Goat’s beard

Aruncus dioicus

Shelter, seeds?

False lily-of-the-valley

Maianthemum dilatatum

Seeds

Baldhip rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Protection, nesting

Nootka rose

Rosa nutkana

Protection, nesting

Pink mountain heather

Phyllodoce empetriformis

insects

Yerba buena

Satureja douglasii

insects

Pacific bleeding heart

Dicentra formosa

Insects

Oxalis

Oxalis oregana

Insects

Coastal strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Berries

Sedge

Carex sp.

Nesting material, cover

Miner’s Lettuce

Claytonia perfoliata

Insects

Red-osier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera

Berries, insects