Where to see a Pileated Woodpecker in Iowa
The Pileated Woodpecker is regularly recorded in the counties of 55 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Elk Rock State Park
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
- Marietta Sand Prairie State Preserve
- Lake Macbride State Park
- Old State Quarry State Preserve
- Williams Prairie State Preserve
- Big Creek State Park
- Wildcat Den State Park
- Walnut Woods State Park
- Margo Frankel Woods State Park
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
- McFarlane State Park
- Ledges State Park
- Loess Hills State Forest
- Pammel State Park
- Holst State Forest
- Pilot Mound State Forest
- Yellow River State Forest
- Hartley Fort State Preserve
- Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve
- Badger Creek State Recreation Area
- Turkey River Mounds State Preserve
- Maquoketa Caves State Park
- Bellevue State Park
- Siewers Spring State Park
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