Where to see a Common Loon in Iowa

The Common Loon is regularly recorded in the counties of 27 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:

1. Okamanpeedam State Park
2. Big Creek State Park
3. Walnut Woods State Park
4. Margo Frankel Woods State Park
5. Elk Rock State Park
6. Clear Lake State Park
7. McIntosh Woods State Park
8. Green Valley State Park
9. Nine Eagles State Park
10. Lake Manawa State Park
11. Swan Lake State Park
12. Wilson Island State Park
13. Palisades-Kepler State Park
14. Lake Macbride State Park
15. Pleasant Creek State Park
16. Hanging Bog State Preserve
17. Old State Quarry State Preserve
18. Williams Prairie State Preserve
19. Doolittle Prairie State Preserve
20. Rock Island Botanical State Preserve
21. Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit
22. Catfish Creek State Preserve
23. White Pine Hollow State Forest
24. Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve
25. Cedar Rock State Park

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