Hummingbirds of Oregon

Tucked along the free-flowing Johnson Creek in outer Southeast Portland, Leach Botanical Garden is a restorative urban greenspace centered on the remarkable collection of the garden's founders, Lilla and John Leach — Pacific Northwest plant explorers who discovered several new species in the early 20th century. Today, the garden's carefully maintained native plant collection and riparian habitat create year-round habitat for Anna's Hummingbirds, one of Oregon's few year-round resident species. Rufous Hummingbirds arrive in spring to join them, creating lively territorial encounters among the blooming currant, salal, and Oregon grape. Bird Alliance of Oregon has recognized the garden's birding value with special programming events, making this a community-embedded, well-supported destination.

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In the heart of Oregon's high desert, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge sprawls across nearly 190,000 acres of wetland, sagebrush steppe, and riparian corridor — a landscape of breathtaking scale and exceptional birding. Malheur is specifically named by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as key habitat for the federally designated Bird of Conservation Concern, the Calliope Hummingbird — the smallest breeding bird in North America. These diminutive jewels breed in the riparian corridors and mountain meadows surrounding the refuge, and the headquarters area in late spring buzzes with hummingbird activity alongside an astonishing diversity of other birds. For the Hummingbird Trail, Malheur represents Oregon's wild, eastern heart — a destination of genuine ecological importance.

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