Spray (Town)
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Location
Spray is a small farming community 12.7 miles east of Service Creek on Hwy 207/19 along the John Day River.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
In the town and in the surrounding farmland, lots of good birds can show up. Greater White-fronted Geese have been recorded here along with Common Merganser, Barrow’s Goldeneye and Bald Eagle. Others include Say’s Phoebe, Townsend’s Solitaire, Cedar Waxwing, Western Tanager, and American Goldfinch. Flooded farm fields can bring shorebirds and waders like the Least Sandpiper and Black-necked Stilt. Spray Riverside Park provides river access and a place to walk around.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Fossil (Town)
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Butte Creek Summit
- Twickenham Area
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Clarno Road
- Service Creek
- Winlock Road
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Bear Hollow
- Kahler Basin Road
- Kimberly Area
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Hancock Field Station
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Rowe Creek Road
- Umatilla National Forest
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Priest Hole
- Girds Creek Road
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Butte Creek Road
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