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