Twickenham Area
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Location
From Mitchell, take 207 north for 9.2 miles and turn left (NW) on Girds Creek Road. Take this road for 8 miles to the Twickenham Area. If coming from Fossil, take Rowe Creek Rd. just north of Shelton State Wayside and it will take you to Twickenham. The area has farming, meadows and riparian areas along the John Day River.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
Birds seen in this area include Cinnamon Teal, Ring-necked Pheasant, Great-blue Heron, American Kestrel, Common Poorwill, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Willow Flycatcher, Bewick’s Wren, Northern Mockingbird, Yellow Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Brown-headed Cowbird. Keep an eye out for Tricolored Blackbirds in this area.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Umatilla National Forest
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Winlock Road
- Fossil (Town)
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Service Creek
- Bear Hollow
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Clarno Road
- Spray (Town)
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Kahler Basin Road
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Hancock Field Station
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Priest Hole
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Rowe Creek Road
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Butte Creek Road
- Kimberly Area
- Girds Creek Road
- Butte Creek Summit
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