Where to see a Common Nighthawk in Iowa
The Common Nighthawk is regularly recorded in the counties of 59 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Clear Lake State Park
- Wildcat Den State Park
- McIntosh Woods State Park
- Big Creek State Park
- Walnut Woods State Park
- Margo Frankel Woods State Park
- Lake Manawa State Park
- Wilson Island State Park
- Rock Creek State Park
- Yellow River State Forest
- Hartley Fort State Preserve
- Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve
- Doolittle Prairie State Preserve
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
- Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie State Preserve
- Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit
- Ledges State Park
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
- Holst State Forest
- McFarlane State Park
- Pilot Mound State Forest
- Gull Point State Park
- Orleans State Park
- Mini-Wakan State Park
- Pikes Point State Park
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