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