Birds in the Garden

Wilson’s warbler in quaking aspen
Photo by Minder Cheng

Gardening for Birds

Excel spreadsheet of birds’ plant use in the Garden, download and sort the data by relevant terms, which can help you plan your own bird-friendly garden or plot an occurrence graph of migrating birds.
Native Plants That Attract Birds to Your Garden, a guide compiled by the late Es Anderson, longtime Botanic Garden volunteer.
Beneficial Bird Native Plant Chart, a guide developed by the Wild Farm Alliance. Identifies plants that provide floral resources and other plant food for birds to consume throughout the year.

Black phoebe
Photo by Sandy Steinman

Bird Walks

The Golden Gate Bird Alliance occasionally conducts bird walks in the Garden. To search and register for walks, go to GGBA Field Trips.

Bird Survey

Botanic Garden docents have surveyed birds in the Garden. Their observations are summarized in the Botanic Garden Checklist of 90 bird species seen in the Garden, which includes nesting species, monthly sighting frequency, and habitat prevalence.

Anna’s Hummingbird
Photo by Minder Cheng

Articles on Birds

Here are some stories on birds in the Botanic Garden:

Turkeys

Recently the wild turkeys resident in Tilden Park have been entering the Garden. Since we would like to keep them out of the Garden we have been keeping the front gate closed unless the Garden Greeter table is staffed. Please make sure to close the gate after you enter and exit the Garden.