Service Creek
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Location
Service Creek is located at the Junction of Hwys 19 and 207 about 20 miles south of Fossil and 23 miles north of Mitchell and Hwy 26. The John Day River joins Hwy 207 here. There is an EBird Hotspot for Service Creek Campground which is located just south of the Hwy 19 and Hwy 26 intersection.
Habitat and Birds
Thick riparian area exists in this area; sand bars and open water can produce some birds. Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer can be along the river. Common Mergansers swim while Belted Kingfishers dive in the fast moving water. Flycatchers and warblers are found in migration and a Red-eyed Vireo showed up here once. Both Black-chinned and Calliope Hummers have been reported from this location along with chat. Bohemian Waxwing have been spotted in this area, too.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Hancock Field Station
- Umatilla National Forest
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Clarno Road
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Girds Creek Road
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Fossil (Town)
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Priest Hole
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Rowe Creek Road
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Bear Hollow
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Butte Creek Road
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Spray (Town)
- Butte Creek Summit
- Kahler Basin Road
- Kimberly Area
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Twickenham Area
- Winlock Road
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
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