Where to see a Bonaparte's Gull in Iowa
The Bonaparte's Gull is regularly recorded in the counties of 34 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Maquoketa Caves State Park
- Bellevue State Park
- Big Creek State Park
- Walnut Woods State Park
- Margo Frankel Woods State Park
- Lake Macbride State Park
- Old State Quarry State Preserve
- Williams Prairie State Preserve
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
- McFarlane State Park
- Clear Lake State Park
- McIntosh Woods State Park
- Catfish Creek State Preserve
- White Pine Hollow State Forest
- Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve
- Elk Rock State Park
- Swan Lake State Park
- Doolittle Prairie State Preserve
- Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit
- Nine Eagles State Park
- Siewers Spring State Park
- Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve
- Cold Water Spring State Preserve
- Malanaphy Springs State Preserve
- Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
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