Fossil (Town)

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Burnt Ranch Campground

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Service Creek

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Rowe Creek Road

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Shelton Wayside Park

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Clarno Road

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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit

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Julia Henderson Pioneer Park

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Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir

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Clarno BLM Boat Ramp

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Kimberly Area

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Pine Creek Conservation Area

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Umatilla National Forest

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Cottonwood Creek Road

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Bear Hollow

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Butte Creek Summit

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Girds Creek Road

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Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area

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Winlock Road

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Bear Hollow County Park

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Muleshoe Recreation Area

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Fossil Sewage Ponds

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Hancock Field Station

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Priest Hole

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Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond

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Kahler Basin Road

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Rowe Creek Reservoir

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Spray (Town)

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Shady Grove Rest Area

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Twickenham Area

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Butte Creek Road

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Location

Coming from the west, Fossil is 48 miles from Hwy 97. From Hwy 97 near Willowdale, take Hwy 293 to Antelope and then Hwy 218 to Fossil. Coming from the Columbia River, and I-84, take exit 137 at Arlington. Travel on Hwy 19 south for 58 miles to Fossil (most of this route is in Gilliam County so check the Gilliam page for all the good spots to bird along the way).

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Habitat and Birds

Look for both Eurasian Collared-Dove and Western Scrub-Jay in this little town. Harris’s Sparrow, Evening Grosbeak, and Blue Jay have also been seen in town. Things as different as Mountain Quail and Solitary Sandpiper have been found here.

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