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