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