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