Selma
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Location
Selma is on Hwy 199 nine miles north of Cave Junction and about 20 miles SW of downtown Grants Pass. Once you reach this area, you can take Deer Cr. Road or you can go west on Illinois River Road. Deer Creek Road follows Deer Creek to its junction with the Illinois River and then follows the river for many miles. NFD 4105 branches off of the Illinois River Road (7 miles from Selma) and this road provides good access to forest land.
Deer Creek Road 42.279235, -123.606258
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Habitat and Birds
Selma, and the surrounding farmland, can be somewhat productive. California Quail and Yellow-breasted Chat can be found here. A trip to the Illinois River could bring Yellow-breasted Chat, Great Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, Downy Woodpecker, Willow and Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Cassin’s Vireo, swallows, migrant warblers, and Bullock’s Oriole.
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