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