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