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