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