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