Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Synopsis:
Breeds widely in forested and residential areas throughout the
state, and especially west of the Cascades. However, it
may not breed along the southern coast. Most notable are the records from
southern Lake, Harney, and Malheur Counties, and
from the Columbia Basin.
Habitat Associations:
strongest
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1683981 acres)
strong
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (402570 acres)
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (330030 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1578953 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (54084 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (266426 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (2587417 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (52056 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (50403 acres)
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (6611888 acres)
Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest (166447 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (2934 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (1114662 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (196688 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (3703986 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (2550244 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (154153 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1428540 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (200392 acres)
White Oak Forest (114881 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (32403 acres)
Wet Montane Meadow (2098 acres)
some
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (151472 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (629313 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (96052 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (661133 acres)
Red Alder (125162 acres)
Aspen Groves (1052 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (13731 acres)
Northeast Canyon Grass & Shrubland (398053 acres)
Subalpine Grassland (90958 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (361346 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (70866 acres)
Coastal Headland Grass & Shrubland (2285 acres)
Urban/Residential (593748 acres)
Lake/Pond Shoreline & Islands (440935 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (2171 acres)
lesser
W. Juniper Woodland (2594345 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Mountain Mahogany Shrubland (390 acres)
Sagebrush Steppe (1702294 acres)
Big Sagebrush Shrubland (3638186 acres)
Northeast Modified Grassland (688717 acres)
Edges of Cropland/Pasture/Orchard (4872452 acres)
Coastal Dunes & Ponds with Widely Scattered Shrubs/Trees (43358 acres)
Alpine Rock & Snowfield with Widely Scattered Shrubs (143244 acres)
Edges of Freshwater Marsh (954 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Fairly difficult to spot (except around feeders), and
difficult to confirm nesting.
Challenge:
Confirm nesting in Crook and southern Harney County.