Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Synopsis:
Breeds mostly in developed areas west of the Cascades. Most
notable are the records from southern Cascades and
anywhere east of Cascades. First recorded in western Oregon in 1958, with
major influx in the 1960's. First recorded east of the
Cascades in 1972, and now breeding in Bend and Klamath Falls.
Habitat Associations:
strongest
Urban/Residential (464447 acres)
strong
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (44855 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (1479 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (21829 acres)
some
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (470205 acres)
Lake/Pond Shoreline & Islands (144867 acres)
lesser
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (303337 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (51874 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (132388 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (149797 acres)
White Oak Forest (74036 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Coastal Dunes & Ponds with Widely Scattered Shrubs/Trees (24381 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (20177 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Difficult to detect except when visiting feeders, and
very difficult to confirm nesting.
Challenge:
Monitor possible future continuation of range expansion.
Determine eastward extent of breeding in Columbia Gorge.