The City Naturalist

All Animals

Birds
- Songbirds (woods & meadows of parks)
  American Goldfinch, Black capped chicadee, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Goldfinch, House Finch, Junco, Palm warbler, Red winged blackbird, Robin, Summer tanager, Tufted titmouse, White throated sparrow, Woodthrush
- Waterfowl (Central Park: Harlem Meer and The Lake; Riverside Park: The Hudson River)
  American Coot, Black crowned night heron, Canvasback Ducks, Canada Goose, Cormorant, Great white egret, Mallard duck, Wood duck, Mute Swan
- 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
Insects (Butterflies can be found in Central Park & Riverside Park on Butterflyweed, Butterfly Bush, or milkweed plants; dragonflies & damselflies can be seen flying over the Harlem Meer and the Pool in Central park)
Damselflies, Dragonflies, Monarch caterpillar & butterfly
Mammals (Central Park and Riverside Park)
Grey squirrel
Amphibians (Central Park: The Pool, The Ravine)
Bullfrog and tadpole, Green frog and tadpole, Wood frog and tadpole
Crustaceans (Central park: The Sailboat Lake)
Crayfish
Invertebrates Earthworms

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