Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Synopsis:
Nests in tree cavities in coniferous woods throughout the state.
Habitat Associations:
strongest
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (6047593 acres)
strong
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (261580 acres)
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (313122 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1523730 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (49404 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (397382 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (2716258 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (36728 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (49489 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (178937 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (582941 acres)
Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest (166447 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (2093 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (1043882 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (164116 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4071111 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (2394528 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (134708 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (179559 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1228464 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1172537 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (23955 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (362372 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (64635 acres)
some
Red Alder (95285 acres)
lesser
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Coastal Lodgepole Forest (757 acres)
W. Juniper Woodland (2220806 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (192333 acres)
White Oak Forest (90333 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (14271 acres)
Northeast Canyon Grass & Shrubland (230648 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1622531 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (7070 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1992 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Somewhat easier to detect than most other owls due
to its diurnal feeding habits and propensity to respond
to imitations of its call during the daytime. However, nests in tree cavities
are very difficult to find.
Challenge:
Attempt to confirm breeding in Crook, Malheur, and northern
Harney Counties.