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