Spray (Town)
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Location
Spray is a small farming community 12.7 miles east of Service Creek on Hwy 207/19 along the John Day River.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
In the town and in the surrounding farmland, lots of good birds can show up. Greater White-fronted Geese have been recorded here along with Common Merganser, Barrow’s Goldeneye and Bald Eagle. Others include Say’s Phoebe, Townsend’s Solitaire, Cedar Waxwing, Western Tanager, and American Goldfinch. Flooded farm fields can bring shorebirds and waders like the Least Sandpiper and Black-necked Stilt. Spray Riverside Park provides river access and a place to walk around.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Kahler Basin Road
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Clarno Road
- Butte Creek Road
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Hancock Field Station
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Winlock Road
- Kimberly Area
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Priest Hole
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Rowe Creek Road
- Twickenham Area
- Service Creek
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Girds Creek Road
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Umatilla National Forest
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Butte Creek Summit
- Fossil (Town)
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Bear Hollow
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
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