Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Synopsis: Nests widely in cavities in aspens and riparian cottonwoods from the higher Cascades eastward. Most notable are the records from west slope of Cascades, southwestern Klamath County, eastern Lake County, and mountains of southern Malheur County. Hybridizes often with Red-breasted Sapsucker along the east slope of the Cascades.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Aspen Groves (22102 acres)
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (211747 acres)
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (2989208 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (608631 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (357602 acres)
some
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (371160 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (151360 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4101329 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (102016 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (869046 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (473611 acres)
lesser
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (933391 acres)
Northeast Canyon Grass & Shrubland (380338 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (500 acres)

Relative Detectability: Fairly easy to detect and to confirm nesting.

Challenge: Determine if it nests anywhere in Gilliam, northern Lake, or eastern Deschutes Counties.