Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
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BirdsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Genus
Archilochus
Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (11)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (61)
  • Recorded, season not shown (12)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Cuyahoga County160 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Erie County21 · Season shownYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin County135 · Season shownYes: summer
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene County46 · Season shownYes: summer
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hamilton County135 · Season shownYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Licking County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Lorain County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lucas County68 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Medina County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Montgomery County65 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Portage County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Summit County147 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Early May to early June, middle week mid-May, and again late June to mid-September, middle week mid-August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 160 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ruby-throated HummingbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18002,306
Apr 19–25111,857
Apr 26 – May 2004,135
May 3–9422,830
May 10–161762,640
May 17–231072,938
May 24–30532,903
May 31 – Jun 6762,621
Jun 7–13322,326
Jun 14–20112,465
Jun 21–27532,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4332,632
Jul 5–11332,765
Jul 12–18862,898
Jul 19–25222,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1442,736
Aug 2–8843,021
Aug 9–151062,627
Aug 16–221562,732
Aug 23–29842,388
Aug 30 – Sep 51583,076
Sep 6–121353,578
Sep 13–191453,735
Sep 20–26433,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,834
Oct 4–10002,275
Oct 11–17001,937
Oct 18–24001,181
Oct 25–31001,172
Nov 1–700893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2100485
Nov 22–2800552
Nov 29 – Dec 500448
Dec 6–1200498
Dec 13–1900458
Dec 20–2600575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

In Ohio

Early May to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,932 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 935 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Ruby-throated HummingbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17115,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–253241,623
Apr 26 – May 213656,391
May 3–953852,952
May 10–161141053,785
May 17–23961057,698
May 24–30871054,651
May 31 – Jun 664953,099
Jun 7–1343953,700
Jun 14–20691056,625
Jun 21–27611055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 447958,477
Jul 5–1171961,336
Jul 12–18761064,722
Jul 19–251121069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1811059,416
Aug 2–81201059,712
Aug 9–151111055,994
Aug 16–221291054,328
Aug 23–291031051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51421057,167
Sep 6–121291059,075
Sep 13–19961054,543
Sep 20–2650845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 335743,180
Oct 4–1017637,841
Oct 11–171130,824
Oct 18–243321,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–72214,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus82 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually early May to mid-September, middle week late July · 1,932 records
  • Reported as maleUsually early May to early September, middle week late June · 87 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in February to March and December, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed73%49%
Forest18%31%
Farmland7%11%
Wetland3%5%
Open water0.2%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 871 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,932 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.