NYSite West Side - Fall Nature Guide

The City Naturalist - Fall Nature Guide

Birds
- Songbirds
  Cardinal, Blue jay, Junco, Tufted titmouse, White throated sparrow
- Waterfowl
  Canada Goose, Cormorant, Mallard duck, Mute Swan
- Woodpeckers
  Downy woodpecker, White breasted nuthatch, Yellow shafted flicker
- Birds of prey
  American kestrel, Red tailed hawk
- Gulls Black-backed gull, Herring gull, Ring-billed gull
Fish
- Freshwater (Central park: the Harlem Meer, The Pool)
  Bluegills, Carp, Large mouth bass
- Brackish/saltwater (Riverside Park: The Hudson River; photos Jim Saunders)
  Striped bass, White perch
Insects (Butterflies can be found in Central Park & Riverside Park on Butterfly weed, 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
Grey squirrel
Amphibians (Central Park: The Ravine, The Pool)
Bullfrog and tadpole, Green frog and tadpole, Wood frog and tadpole
Crustaceans (The Sailboat Lake, The Ravine, The Pool)
Crayfish

Woody plants, trees dropping seeds
Basswood, Crabapple, Hornbeam, Pin Oak, Sweet Gum, Sycamore
Herbaceous plants, flowering
Asters, Clover, Dandelion, Goldenrod, Hicory, Queen Anne's Lace, White Snakeroot