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