Spray (Town)
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Location
Spray is a small farming community 12.7 miles east of Service Creek on Hwy 207/19 along the John Day River.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
In the town and in the surrounding farmland, lots of good birds can show up. Greater White-fronted Geese have been recorded here along with Common Merganser, Barrow’s Goldeneye and Bald Eagle. Others include Say’s Phoebe, Townsend’s Solitaire, Cedar Waxwing, Western Tanager, and American Goldfinch. Flooded farm fields can bring shorebirds and waders like the Least Sandpiper and Black-necked Stilt. Spray Riverside Park provides river access and a place to walk around.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Service Creek
- Bear Hollow
- Hancock Field Station
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Butte Creek Road
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Priest Hole
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Kimberly Area
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Girds Creek Road
- Kahler Basin Road
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Winlock Road
- Twickenham Area
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Fossil (Town)
- Rowe Creek Road
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Butte Creek Summit
- Umatilla National Forest
- Clarno Road
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
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