Status of the rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) in Oklahoma

Abstract

The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) has become an increasingly common migrant east of the Rocky Mountains during fall, with an elliptical migration that takes it back to the breeding grounds through the western U.S. It is a regular low-density fall migrant in most of Oklahoma, becoming less common in the southeast, and it is a rare winter resident and spring migrant, primarily in central and northeastern Oklahoma.