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