IBA Site Information

Pilot Knob State Park
Potential IBA
Hancock County   (and Hancock)
Pilot Knob State Park
Directions:  From Forest City, go east on state highway 9 (following the Forest City Trail) to 200th Avenue. Turn right (south) onto 200th Avenue and follow it into the park.
Description:  The following species were seen during the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas project: (1 Endangered Species): Northern Harrier (6 High Priority Species): American Woodcock, Black-billed Cuckoo, Pileated Woodpecker, Wood Thrush, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Bobolink.
Criteria for this site
Endangered or threatened species habitat
High conservation priority
Habitats found in this site
Woodland
Grassland
Riparian
Ownership
County
State
Federal