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