White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Synopsis: Nests in cavities in larger trees (especially deciduous) in lowland areas of western and northeastern Oregon, but widely scattered or absent from much of the southern coast. Most notable are the records from Gilliam, western Harney, and northeastern Lake Counties.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (990581 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (132310 acres)
White Oak Forest (114345 acres)
strong
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (427287 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (2566303 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4283157 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (160446 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (191325 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (153556 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (314658 acres)
Urban/Residential (418466 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)
some
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (841 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1501233 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (306726 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1766 acres)
lesser
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (48684 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (43683 acres)
W. Juniper Woodland (2198060 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (26619 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (15439 acres)

Relative Detectability: Very easy to detect by sight and sound, and fairly easy to confirm nesting.

Challenge: Continue to search for this species in western Coast Range, high Cascades, western Crook, and eastern Wallowa County.