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