Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Synopsis: Breeds widely in wetlands and wet meadows in eastern Oregon. During the atlas project period, this species was documented nesting for the first time at a few locations in the Willamette Valley (Baskett Slough, Brownsville) and High Cascades.

Habitat Associations:
strongest
Seasonally Wet Playa (62236 acres)
Lake/Pond Shoreline & Islands (431116 acres)
Edges of Freshwater Marsh (19121 acres)
strong
Sagebrush Steppe (2665424 acres)
Salt Desert Scrub Shrubland (480863 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (131737 acres)
Wet Montane Meadow (2098 acres)
lesser
Northeast Modified Grassland (553902 acres)

Relative Detectability: Somewhat difficult to detect and to confirm nesting.

Challenge: Determine extent of breeding in Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam Counties.