Cottonwood Creek Road
Seasons
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
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Location
Go about 3 miles south of Fossil on Hwy 218 and look for Cottonwood Creek Rd. on your left. The road cuts into a canyon with tall trees. This road eventually hooks up with Pine Creek Road and can make a very birdy loop.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
This road has a mix of junipers and pines. Look for dry pine species like Dusky Flycatcher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Gray Flycatcher, Pygmy Nuthatch, Calliope Hummingbird, Flammulated Owl, Northern Pygmy-owl and Common Poorwill. In the riparian areas look for Virginia Rail and nesting Lincoln’s Sparrows. In winter, Townsend’s Solitaire are abundant and Mountain Bluebirds can be found along this road.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Muleshoe Recreation Area
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Priest Hole
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Bear Hollow
- Spray (Town)
- Fossil (Town)
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Girds Creek Road
- Kahler Basin Road
- Kimberly Area
- Twickenham Area
- Hancock Field Station
- Service Creek
- Rowe Creek Road
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Winlock Road
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Clarno Road
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Butte Creek Summit
- Butte Creek Road
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Umatilla National Forest
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