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