I live in Asheville, NC.

I recently removed a swath of privet/bamboo/wild rose/wild grape/poison
ivy/etc that ran about 150' along the back of my yard. Now that the
area is almost ready for planting I'm looking for some suggestions as
to what to plant in this area. Before I took it down it seemed to be
popular with birds and whatnot. Now that I'm in the process of redoing
this area I'd like to plant some shrubs/trees that are bird friendly,
either food producing or good nesting opportunities.

What would work? The area is on the east side of the lot; the sun hits
that area during the mid morning (my neighbor's home is about 25' from
the area). It is well drained with a small ditch/culvert between the 2
lots.

At this time I am setting a "line" along the area which will have grass
on one side (to patch in to my yard) and the shrubs/trees on the other.

Thanks for any ideas. I was thinking of a few burning bushes, some
blueberry bushes, and made a couple of maple.