Harney County
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Burns
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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