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