Spring Animals
- Birds
- Songbirds (woods & meadows
of parks)
American Goldfinch, Blue
Jay, Robin,
Woodthrush
- Waterfowl (Central Park: Harlem
Meer and The Lake; Riverside Park: The Hudson
River)
Canada Goose, Cormorant, Mallard duck
- Woodpeckers (on tree trunks in
either park)
Downy woodpecker, White-breasted nuthatch, Yellow
shafted flicker
- Birds of prey (In & Over
Central Park & Riverside Park)
American kestrel, Red
tailed hawk
- Gulls (Central Park: Harlem
Meer; Riverside Park: The Hudson River)
Black-backed gull, Common tern, Herring gull,
Laughing gull, Ring-billed
gull
- Fish
- Freshwater (Central Park: Harlem
Meer and The Pool )
Bluegills, Carp, Large mouth bass
- Brackish/saltwater (Riverside
Park: The Hudson River)
Striped bass, White perch
- Mammals (Central Park and Riverside
Park)
Grey squirrel
- Invertebrates Earthworms
Spring Plants
- Woody Plants, Flowering Trees
Basswood, Crabapple, Hornbeam, Pin Oak, Sweet Gum, Sycamore
- Herbaceous Plants-wildflowers
Chickweed, Clover, Garlic mustard, Dandelions, Violets