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