Cassin's Finch
Carpodacus cassinii
Synopsis: Nests throughout eastern Oregon primarily in ponderosa and lodgepole pine forests, and more locally in Siskiyou Mountains. Most notable are the records from northern Josephine, Sherman, and Malheur Counties.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (427287 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (3066788 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (256439 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4668594 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (201479 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1502432 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (360111 acres)
strong
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (299858 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1111975 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (49404 acres)
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (701118 acres)
W. Juniper Woodland (3427355 acres)
Aspen Groves (22267 acres)
Mountain Mahogany Shrubland (1378 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (72403 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (714820 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (500 acres)
some
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (78248 acres)
lesser
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (2384 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (29209 acres)

Relative Detectability: Easy to detect by sight and song, and fairly easy to confirm breeding.

Challenge: Determine if this species breeds more widely than shown in the southern Siskiyou Mountains.