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