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