Where to see a Cooper's Hawk in Iowa
The Cooper's Hawk is regularly recorded in the counties of 62 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Clear Lake State Park
- McIntosh Woods State Park
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
- Lake Macbride State Park
- Old State Quarry State Preserve
- Williams Prairie State Preserve
- Big Creek State Park
- Walnut Woods State Park
- Catfish Creek State Preserve
- Margo Frankel Woods State Park
- White Pine Hollow State Forest
- Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve
- Palisades-Kepler State Park
- Pleasant Creek State Park
- Hanging Bog State Preserve
- Rock Island Botanical State Preserve
- Stone State Park
- Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
- Shimek State Forest
- Elk Rock State Park
- Swan Lake State Park
- Okamanpeedam State Park
- Yellow River State Forest
- Hartley Fort State Preserve
- Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve
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