Iowa, USA. 6th June, 2017. The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perched on a branch in the Yellow River State Forest. Yellow River Forest is located in Allamakee County in northeast Iowa. The Paint Creek Unit is of primary interest to recreationist has the Big Paint Creek, Little Paint Creek and equestrian campgrounds with capacities of 48, 80 and 40 sites respectively. It also contains 6 miles of trout stream stocked from April through October and a marsh from which bass and panfish may be taken. The entire forest is open to hunting (except for campgrounds), hiking and cross countr Stock Photo