Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Synopsis: Nests in cavities in larger conifer trees throughout the state. Most notable are the records from northern Harney County.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (331694 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1590158 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (54084 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (426988 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (53780 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (51874 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (714255 acres)
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (6616951 acres)
Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest (166447 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (1126272 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4644084 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (2553242 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (161283 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1428540 acres)
strong
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (402535 acres)
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (3085643 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (252797 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (2934 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (196688 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (198944 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1488037 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (200392 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (378898 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (71053 acres)
some
W. Juniper Woodland (2700826 acres)
Aspen Groves (751 acres)
White Oak Forest (115577 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1846574 acres)
Urban/Residential (576830 acres)
lesser
Coastal Lodgepole Forest (757 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)


Relative Detectability: Very easy to detect by sound and sight, and fairly easy to confirm nesting.

Challenge: Attempt to confirm breeding of individuals seen at scattered locations in desert (especially around juniper stands) during breeding season.