Birds Eating the Fruits
of Blackberries,
Raspberries, & Dewberries
(Rubus spp.)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Aythya affinis
(Lesser Scaup)
Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)
Cardinalis cardinalis *
(Northern Cardinal)
Passerina caerulea
(Blue Grosbeak)
Passerina cyanea
(Indigo Bunting)
Pheucticus ludovicianus *
(Rose-breasted Grosbeak)
Piranga olivacea *
(Scarlet Tanager)
Piranga rubra *
(Summer Tanager)
Ectopistes migratorius **
(Passenger Pigeon)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)
Corvus ossifragus *
(Fish Crow)
Cyanocitta cristata *
(Blue Jay)
Ammodramus henslowii
(Henslow's Sparrow)
Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)
Passerella iliaca *
(Fox Sparrow)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus *
(Eastern Towhee)
Spizella pusilla
(Field Sparrow)
Zonotrichia albicollis
(White-throated Sparrow)
Coccothraustes vespertinus
(Evening Grosbeak)
Pinicola enucleator *
(Pine Grosbeak)
Agelaius phoeniceus
(Red-winged Blackbird)
Euphagus carolinus
(Rusty Blackbird)
Icterus galbula *
(Baltimore Oriole)
Icterus spurius *
(Orchard Oriole)
Quiscalus quiscula *
(Common Grackle)
Dumetella carolinensis *
(Gray Catbird)
Mimus polyglottos *
(Northern Mockingbird)
Toxostoma rufum *
(Brown Thrasher)
Baeolophus bicolor *
(Tufted Titmouse)
Icteria virens *
(Yellow-breasted Chat)
Bonasa umbellus * ***
(Ruffed Grouse)
Colinus virginianus *
(Bobwhite Quail)
Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)
Phasianus colchicus *
(Ring-necked Pheasant)
Tymphanuchus cupido *
(Greater Prairie Chicken)
Colaptes auratus
(Northern Flicker)
Melanerpes carolinus
(Red-bellied Woodpecker)
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
(Red-headed Woodpecker)
Picoides villosus
(Hairy Woodpecker)
Conuropsis carolinensis **
(Carolina Parakeet)
Scolopax minor
(American Woodcock)
Catharus fuscescens *
(Veery)
Catharus guttatus
(Hermit Thrush)
Catharus minimus
(Grey-cheeked Thrush)
Catharus ustulatus
(Swainson's Thrush)
Hylocichla mustelina *
(Wood Thrush)
Sialia sialis
(Eastern Bluebird)
Turdus migratorius *
(American Robin)
Empidonax alnorum
(Alder Flycatcher)
Empidonax traillii
(Willow Flycatcher)
Myiarchus crinitus
(Great Crested Flycatcher)
Sayornis phoebe
(Eastern Phoebe)
Tyrannus tyrannus
(Eastern Kingbird)
Vireo griseus
(White-eyed Vireo)
Vireo olivaceus
(Red-eyed Vireo)
* fruits are a preferred source of food, ** extinct
*** also feeds on buds
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Havera (1999),
Devore et al. (2004), DeGraaf (2002), Schorger (1955),
Bennetts (1900), Meanley (1956), Schwartz (1945),
Korschgen (1962), Yeatter (1943), Snyder (2004),
Beal (1915)
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