Where to see a Peregrine Falcon in Iowa

The Peregrine Falcon is regularly recorded in the counties of 33 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:

1. Yellow River State Forest
2. Hartley Fort State Preserve
3. Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve
4. Maquoketa Caves State Park
5. Bellevue State Park
6. Stone State Park
7. Siewers Spring State Park
8. Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve
9. Cold Water Spring State Preserve
10. Malanaphy Springs State Preserve
11. Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
12. Saint James Lutheran Church State Preserve
13. Catfish Creek State Preserve
14. White Pine Hollow State Forest
15. Turkey River Mounds State Preserve
16. Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve
17. Lake Manawa State Park
18. Wilson Island State Park
19. Palisades-Kepler State Park
20. Big Creek State Park
21. Lake Macbride State Park
22. Walnut Woods State Park
23. Pleasant Creek State Park
24. Hanging Bog State Preserve
25. Margo Frankel Woods State Park

These are county-level records — the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

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