Arock
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Location
The road to Arock is located 6.5 miles east of Rome and 26 miles west of Jordan Valley. Look for the Arock Road and travel north for about 3.5 miles to the Arock area. From here, you can explore the Old Ion Hwy east and west as your time allows.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Habitat and Birds: There is a lot of farm land on this route and flooded farm fields in spring will produce abundant bird life. This area can be productive any season. Watch for White-faced Ibis, pond ducks, and blackbird flocks. Others include Western & Eastern Kingbirds, Chipping Sparrow, Willow Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Say’s Phoebe, Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Canada Geese, and American Robins. In the area are Ring-necked Pheasant, doves (both Eurasian Collared and Mourning), American Kestrel, and more hawks of assorted flavors.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Basque
- Antelope Reservoir
- Jordan Valley
- Batch Lake
- Bone Creek Canyon (Sheephead Mountains) & Crooked Creek Reservoir
- Bogus Lakes
- Oregon Canyon Road and Oregon Canyon Mountains
- Cow Lakes
- Dinwitty Lane and Wroten Road
- Rock House Reservoir
- Little Grassy Reservoir
- McDermitt
- Burns Junction
- 3 Forks Area Owyhee River Loop
- Crooked Creek Wayside
- Danner Loop Road
- Whitehorse Road
- Rome & Owyhee River
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