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