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