One of the first areas we planted in Morrow County, OH was about 14 years ago and it was for birds. This shrub zone rules. If you haven't planted a shrub thicket, do it now. You won't be disappointed!
The first photo in this blog post shows what this area looked like when we planted the bird shrubs:
https://thecommonmilkweed.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-tree-shrub-and-forb-planting.html