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