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