Morris Road
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Morris Road is located in north-central Polk County just north of Baskett Slough NWR. Take 99W north out of Rickreall for three miles to Smithfield Road. Take Smithfield west for 2.7 miles to Morris Road.
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Open farmlands are the draw here. Some of this farmland is left fallow and can be too wet to cultivate. This provides some wild areas for birds. A bird list from this location might include Acorn Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, assorted swallows, Bewick’s Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah Sparrow, and Yellow-headed Blackbird. Say’s Phoebe’s are sometimes found along this road in the winter, and Western Kingbirds have been found very close by as well.
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