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