House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Synopsis: Breeds throughout the state, usually near human habitation. Beginning around 1940, this species expanded north from the Umpqua Valley into much of western Oregon, and north from Curry County into all of the remaining coast.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Urban/Residential (616839 acres)
strong
Coastal Headland Grass & Shrubland (2285 acres)
Edges of Cropland/Pasture/Orchard (6215136 acres)
some
W. Juniper Woodland (3212727 acres)
Big Sagebrush Shrubland (10745660 acres)
lesser
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (2692230 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (163195 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (134045 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (523325 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1334136 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (149933 acres)
White Oak Forest (114881 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (16045 acres)
Mountain Mahogany Shrubland (1378 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (173111 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1671 acres)

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

Challenge: Confirm nesting at locations distant from human habitation.