Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Synopsis: Widespread in conifer and mixed forests from the Cascades and Klamath Basin to the coast, and very locally in Grant and Wheeler Counties. Any records from east of the Cascade crest are notable.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (196681 acres)
Red Alder (125162 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1426053 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (188426 acres)
White Oak Forest (115577 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)
strong
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (402570 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (52893 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (53780 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (51874 acres)
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (6309496 acres)
Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest (166447 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (2934 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (1042891 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (2299941 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (32403 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1557691 acres)
Urban/Residential (549260 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1671 acres)
some
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1116437 acres)
lesser
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (138278 acres)
Coastal Lodgepole Forest (757 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (14271 acres)
Coastal Headland Grass & Shrubland (2285 acres)


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

Challenge: Attempt to confirm nesting whenever observed in eastern Oregon. Determine if this species breeds more widely than shown in Jefferson, western Deschutes, and northern Klamath Counties.