Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Synopsis: Nests mainly in coniferous and mixed forest throughout Oregon. Most notable are the early- and mid-summer records from southern Harney and Malheur Counties. Some of these records may represent late migrants or non-breeding individuals.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest (331694 acres)
Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest (54084 acres)
Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest (1323 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-dominant Mixed Conifer Forest (423616 acres)
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (3095196 acres)
Conifer Woodland on Serpentine Bedrock (51874 acres)
Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest (6606246 acres)
Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest (166447 acres)
Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest (2934 acres)
Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest (1126272 acres)
Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest (196688 acres)
Ponderosa Pine Forest/Woodland (4676023 acres)
Douglas Fir dominant - Mixed Conifer Forest (2553242 acres)
Ponderosa Pine-W. Juniper Woodland (189412 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (378898 acres)
strong
Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest (332039 acres)
True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest (1590158 acres)
Jeffery Pine Forest/Woodland (53780 acres)
Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest & Woodland (163195 acres)
Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice (1500738 acres)
Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest (1383475 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest (200392 acres)
South coast Mixed Forest (2888 acres)
some
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (714255 acres)
W. Juniper Woodland (3112162 acres)
Red Alder (123404 acres)
Subalpine Scattered Trees & Shrubs (76261 acres)
Edges of Recently Cutover/Burnt Forest (1825605 acres)
Western Oregon Riverine Woodland (27749 acres)
lesser
Lodgepole Pine Forest/Woodland (256439 acres)
Coastal Lodgepole Forest (757 acres)
Siskiyou Mtns Shrubland on Serpentine Bedrock (32403 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (2171 acres)

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

Challenge: Confirm nesting at locations in southeastern and central Oregon where currently it has been reported only as Possible.