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