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