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
- Hancock Field Station
- Kimberly Area
- Twickenham Area
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Umatilla National Forest
- Fossil (Town)
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Winlock Road
- Butte Creek Road
- Rowe Creek Road
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Kahler Basin Road
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Bear Hollow
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Clarno Road
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Girds Creek Road
- Service Creek
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Priest Hole
- Butte Creek Summit
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
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