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