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