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