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