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