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