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