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