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