Silvies Valley

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Location

Located 6 miles south of Seneca on 395, the northern half of Silvies Valley is in Grant County. Like Bear Valley, Silvies Valley is predominantly open rangeland in private ownership, surrounded by ponderosa pine forests.

(The southern half of the Silvies Valley is in Harney County.)

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Habitat and Birds

Average elevation is 4600’. Check out the fields and ponds for waterfowl, cranes and geese. At the north end there is a row of willows about ¼ mile south of the highway where Bobolinks may often be found.

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