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