Male red - winged blackbirds arriving first like military heralds with their red and yellow epaulets, then
yellow goldfinches, and sparrows: the seedeaters.
Located on the second floor, the
Goldfinch Room is charmingly decorated in warm butter
yellow and blue tones and boasts beautiful cherry wood furniture.
Preferred habitat: along streams, edges of woods + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to partial sun + + + + Plant spacing: 5 to 6 feet + + + + Wildlife value: the fruit is a favorite of many birds; in summer its thick foliage provides good escape and shelter cover, as well as nesting sites, hark often used in nest building; fruit attracts the following birds: Mourning Dove; Red - bellied and Red - headed Woodpeckers, Eastern Kingbird; Blue Jay, Great Crested Flycatcher, Tufted Titmouse, Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Wood, Hermit, Gray - cheeked, and Swanson's Thrushes, Eastern Bluebird, Red - eyed Virea,
Yellow - breasted Chat, House and Fox Sparrows, Orchard and Northern Orioles, Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, Cardinal, Purple Finch, American
Goldfinch, Rufous - sided Towhee
Preferred habitat: rich woods, bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous, leaves ten
yellow, orange, or red in fall + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: shade to partial shade + + + + Plant spacing: 12 to 15 feet + + + + Wildlife value: seeds eaten by many kinds of birds (at least 9 species) and squirrels; good cover; attracts Cardinal, American
Goldfinch, Evening Grosbeak