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