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