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