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