NYSite West Side - Summer Nature Guide

The City Naturalist - Summer Nature Guide

Birds
- Songbirds (Central Park and Riverside Park)
  Blue jay, Goldfinch, Palm warbler, Robin, Summer tanager
- Waterfowl (Central Park:Harlem Meer and The Lake; Riverside Park: The Hudson River)
  Black crowned night heron, Canada Goose, Cormorant, Great white egret, Mallard duck
- Woodpeckers (On tree trunks in parks)
  Downy woodpecker, White-breasted nuthatch, Yellow shafted flicker,
- Birds of prey (Central Park and Riverside Park)
  American kestrel, Red tailed hawk
- Gulls (Central Park: Harlem Meer; Riverside Park: The Hudson River)
  Black-backed gull, Herring gull, Laughing 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 and Riverside Park on Butterflyweed, Butterfly Bush, or milkweed plants; dragonflies and damselflies can be seen flying over the Harlem Meer and the Pool in Central park)
Damselflies, Dragonflies, Monarch caterpillar and 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

Woody plants, Trees in full leaf
Basswood, Crabapple, Hornbeam, Pin Oak, Sycamore
Herbaceous Plants, Flowering Wildflowers
Asiatic Dayflowers, Black-eyed susan, Butterflyweed, Chickweed, Chicory, Clover, Daisy fleabane, Dandelions, Day lily, Garlic mustard, Milkweed, Morning glory, Mullein, Oxeye daisy, Pigweed (Amaranth), Queen Anne's Lace, Sow thistle, Smartweed, Sunflowers, Wood sorrel
Aquatic plants, flowering (Central park: The Harlem Meer)
Arrow arum, Duck potato, Pickerelweed