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