Twickenham Area
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Location
From Mitchell, take 207 north for 9.2 miles and turn left (NW) on Girds Creek Road. Take this road for 8 miles to the Twickenham Area. If coming from Fossil, take Rowe Creek Rd. just north of Shelton State Wayside and it will take you to Twickenham. The area has farming, meadows and riparian areas along the John Day River.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Birds seen in this area include Cinnamon Teal, Ring-necked Pheasant, Great-blue Heron, American Kestrel, Common Poorwill, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Willow Flycatcher, Bewick’s Wren, Northern Mockingbird, Yellow Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Brown-headed Cowbird. Keep an eye out for Tricolored Blackbirds in this area.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Winlock Road
- Service Creek
- Kimberly Area
- Girds Creek Road
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Priest Hole
- Spray (Town)
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Bear Hollow
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Butte Creek Summit
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Rowe Creek Road
- Fossil (Town)
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Kahler Basin Road
- Butte Creek Road
- Clarno Road
- Umatilla National Forest
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Hancock Field Station
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