White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Synopsis: Breeds in open brushy habitats throughout most areas west of the Cascades and in wet meadows and aspen groves of some mountain ranges east of the Cascades. Most notable are the records from the Columbia Basin (Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla Counties), as well as from Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Grant, southern Baker, eastern Lake, Harney, and Malheur Counties.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Aspen Groves (22267 acres)
Coastal Headland Grass & Shrubland (2285 acres)
Coastal Dunes & Ponds with Widely Scattered Shrubs/Trees (43358 acres)
strong
Coastal Lodgepole Forest (757 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (23955 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (208380 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1602203 acres)
Urban/Residential (554810 acres)
Edges of Cropland/Pasture/Orchard (4278917 acres)
some
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (402570 acres)
Red Alder (125162 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
Manzanita-dominant Shrubland (4160 acres)
Mountain Mahogany Shrubland (1378 acres)
Subalpine Grassland (41589 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (26633 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1671 acres)
lesser
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (1317289 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (36728 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (49489 acres)
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (107568 acres)
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (370283 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (182293 acres)
White Oak Forest (66430 acres)

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

Challenge: Determine if this species breeds more widely than shown in Jackson and Klamath Counties.