Gable Creek Road
Painted Cove Trail - Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
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Location
Gable Creek Road is 3 miles west of Mitchell off of Highway 26. The creek runs along the gravel road for about half a mile with good riparian habitat. There is enough room to pull off the road along the creek. Juniper yields to farmland and finally timber.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Listen for Mountain Quail along the road. Wilson’s Snipe, Lewis’s Woodpecker have been seen here. Mountain Bluebirds are seen in the ranching areas.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Mitchell (Town)
- Parish Creek Road
- Waterman Road
- Waterman Road
- Richmond Sixshooter Road
- Painted Cove (No public access)
- OSU Geology Field Station
- Fopiano Reservoir
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Painted Hills Unit
- Painted Cove Trail - Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- Meyers Canyon
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Painted Hills Picnic Area
- Bridge Creek Road
- Dollarhide Pond
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