Service Creek
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Location
Service Creek is located at the Junction of Hwys 19 and 207 about 20 miles south of Fossil and 23 miles north of Mitchell and Hwy 26. The John Day River joins Hwy 207 here. There is an EBird Hotspot for Service Creek Campground which is located just south of the Hwy 19 and Hwy 26 intersection.
Habitat and Birds
Thick riparian area exists in this area; sand bars and open water can produce some birds. Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer can be along the river. Common Mergansers swim while Belted Kingfishers dive in the fast moving water. Flycatchers and warblers are found in migration and a Red-eyed Vireo showed up here once. Both Black-chinned and Calliope Hummers have been reported from this location along with chat. Bohemian Waxwing have been spotted in this area, too.
Nearby Birding Locations
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Twickenham Area
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Winlock Road
- Umatilla National Forest
- Clarno Road
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Butte Creek Summit
- Fossil (Town)
- Rowe Creek Road
- Girds Creek Road
- Butte Creek Road
- Kahler Basin Road
- Hancock Field Station
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Priest Hole
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Bear Hollow
- Spray (Town)
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Kimberly Area
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
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