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