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