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
