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