Article originally appeared on WGHP by Natalie Wilson. 

Fall is the best time for planting in North Carolina -- also making now a good time to think about the birds.

Native plants provide food to birds year round, and a new program by Audubon North Carolina makes it easier to find bird-friendly native plants at local nurseries.

FOX8’s Natalie Wilson shares some of the plants experts say you will want to put in the ground to help our friends in the air.