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