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