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