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
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Hancock Field Station
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Fossil (Town)
- Service Creek
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Rowe Creek Road
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Umatilla National Forest
- Girds Creek Road
- Priest Hole
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Butte Creek Road
- Winlock Road
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Kahler Basin Road
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Kimberly Area
- Bear Hollow
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Butte Creek Summit
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Clarno Road
- Twickenham Area
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