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