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