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