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:

  1. Clear Lake State Park
  2. McIntosh Woods State Park
  3. Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
  4. Lake Macbride State Park
  5. Old State Quarry State Preserve
  6. Williams Prairie State Preserve
  7. Big Creek State Park
  8. Walnut Woods State Park
  9. Catfish Creek State Preserve
  10. Margo Frankel Woods State Park
  11. White Pine Hollow State Forest
  12. Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve
  13. Palisades-Kepler State Park
  14. Pleasant Creek State Park
  15. Hanging Bog State Preserve
  16. Rock Island Botanical State Preserve
  17. Stone State Park
  18. Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
  19. Shimek State Forest
  20. Elk Rock State Park
  21. Swan Lake State Park
  22. Okamanpeedam State Park
  23. Yellow River State Forest
  24. Hartley Fort State Preserve
  25. Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve

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