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