Where to see a Ring-necked Duck in Iowa
The Ring-necked Duck is regularly recorded in the counties of 68 Iowa state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Gull Point State Park
- Orleans State Park
- Mini-Wakan State Park
- Pikes Point State Park
- Okamanpeedam State Park
- Elinor Bedell State Park
- Trapper's Bay State Park
- Pillsbury Point State Park
- Templar State Recreation Area
- Silver Lake Fen State Preserve
- Emerson Bay State Recreation Area
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve
- Marble Beach State Recreation Area
- Trappers Bay State Park Picnic Shelter
- Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve
- Big Creek State Park
- Walnut Woods State Park
- Margo Frankel Woods State Park
- Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve
- Palisades-Kepler State Park
- Pleasant Creek State Park
- Hanging Bog State Preserve
- Rock Island Botanical State Preserve
- Green Valley State Park
- Lake Macbride 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.