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