Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Synopsis: Breeds widely in conifer and mixed forests of the Coast Range, Cascades, Wallowa, and Blue Mountains, and either very localized or absent from Siskiyous. Many birds linger into June without breeding, at least not every year. Most notable are the summertime records from Harney and Malheur Counties, which may or may not represent nesting individuals.

Habitat Associations:
strong
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (266534 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1501171 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (48213 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (374054 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (2700910 acres)
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (6202639 acres)
Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest (166447 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (527158 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (158454 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (3739659 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (1722584 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (66579 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1030308 acres)
Red Alder (90634 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1155128 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (125538 acres)
some
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (623539 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (325966 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1441259 acres)
lesser
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (220333 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (16102 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (194522 acres)
Urban/Residential (366290 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (17090 acres)

Relative Detectability: Easy to detect by sight and song, but difficult to confirm breeding.

Challenge: Confirm nesting in Crook, Harney, and Malheur Counties.