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