Shady Grove Rest Area
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Location
This rest area is 6.6 miles SE of Spray on Highway 19 along the John Day River. There is parking and a pit toilet. There rest area is mostly shaded with some grassy edges and offers access to the river. Across the highway are some cliffs.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Look for White-throated Swifts, Canyon Wren, Golden and Bald Eagle in the cliffs. Osprey, Prairie Falcon and Sharp-shinned Hawks have been spotted here. Least and Ash-throated have been seen, as well as Western Kingbird, Western Tanagers, Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak and Wild Turkeys have been also seen. Look for Spotted Sandpiper along the river. Warblers seen here include Yellow, MacGillvray’s, and Yellow-Rumped.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Service Creek
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Girds Creek Road
- Clarno Road
- Fossil (Town)
- Bear Hollow
- Spray (Town)
- Rowe Creek Road
- Butte Creek Road
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Hancock Field Station
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Kahler Basin Road
- Priest Hole
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Butte Creek Summit
- Winlock Road
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Umatilla National Forest
- Kimberly Area
- Twickenham Area
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Burnt Ranch Campground
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