Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Synopsis:
Nests widely in shrubby deciduous woods from the western
foothills of the Cascades to the coast, and also locally east
of the Cascades in riparian woods and montane shrubland.
Habitat Associations:
strongest
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (51874 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (1065771 acres)
White Oak Forest (115527 acres)
Urban/Residential (562592 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1671 acres)
strong
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (125973 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (53780 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (2934 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (195806 acres)
W. Juniper Woodland (2208723 acres)
Red Alder (89408 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (200392 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (32403 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (14241 acres)
Mountain Mahogany Shrubland (998 acres)
Coastal Headland Grass & Shrubland (2285 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1295439 acres)
Coastal Dunes & Ponds with Widely Scattered Shrubs/Trees (43358 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)
some
Big Sagebrush Shrubland (4351135 acres)
Edges of Cropland/Pasture/Orchard (3843240 acres)
Lake/Pond Shoreline & Islands (392457 acres)
lesser
Coastal Lodgepole Forest (757 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (1260045 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Sagebrush Steppe (2131749 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Easy to detect and to confirm breeding.
Challenge:
Determine if species is more widespread than shown within
eastern Clackamas, Morrow, southern Umatilla, Grant,
southern Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, Harney, and northeastern Malheur
Counties.