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