Bridge Creek Road
Painted Cove Trail - Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
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This road offers good general birding and is located 4 miles NW of Mitchell off of Highway 26. This is the main access road to the Painted Hills John Day Fossil Beds National Monument which is 6 miles up the road. The road itself continues several more miles north. Habitat includes riparian areas, steep cliffs and farmland.
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Some of the species seen along the road include Ross’s Goose, Spotted Sandpiper, Loggerhead Shrike, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Norther Rough-winged Swallow, Bank Swallow, Bushtit, Lark Sparrow, and Bullock’s Oriole. Look for raptors, too.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Dollarhide Pond
- Mitchell (Town)
- OSU Geology Field Station
- Richmond Sixshooter Road
- Meyers Canyon
- Waterman Road
- Fopiano Reservoir
- Painted Cove (No public access)
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Painted Hills Picnic Area
- Gable Creek Road
- Parish Creek Road
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Painted Hills Unit
- Painted Cove Trail - Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- Waterman Road
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