Below is my total Inwood list. There are one or two birds that were outside of the official park boundaries of Inwood Hill Park, but just barely. For instance, the American Avocet was on the dock of the Dyckman Street Marina just outside the south end of the park. My total as of the end of August 2021 was 226 species. NOTE: The following is my personal bird list for Inwood. It is not meant to be a complete list of the birds of Inwood Hill Park. ADDENDA: At the end of this list I have placed an addenda of another 33 species recorded in the park. Please check that list for notes on these additional species. This brings the total park list to 259 species, but I am sure it should be more.
In the list below, comments on occurrence are based solely on my own records. They do not intend to reflect all park records. Occurrence refers to birds in their preferred habitat. For instance Chipping Sparrows are mainly on the ballfields; Swamp Sparrows in the marshy areas. Species listed as rare I have seen on a handful of occasions. All photos were taken in the park.
DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL
Snow Goose (usually as migrant flocks overhead; very rarely on the ground)
Brant (usually as migrant flocks overhead; very rarely on the ground)
Brant - 11/15/2020 |
Cackling Goose - 03/13/2013 |
Canada Goose - 05/03/2020 |
Mute Swan - 04/16/2014 |
Gadwall (rare)
Gadwall - 01/07/2016 |
American Wigeon - 03/10/2014 |
American Black Duck - 11/03/2020 |
Mallard - 05/10/2020 |
Northern Shoveler - 12/27/2015 |
Green-winged Teal (Nov 2 2019)
Canvasback (formerly regular in winter; now uncommon)
Canvasback - 03/06/2014 |
Ring-necked Duck (Mar 13 2014)
Ring-necked Ducks - 03/13/2014 |
Lesser Scaup (winter 2014)
Surf Scoter (Dec 22 1995)
White-winged Scoter (March to early April 2014; up to five individuals)
White-winged Scoter - 03/06/2014 |
Hooded Merganser (rare)
Common Merganser (rare)
Red-breasted Merganser (winter)
Red-breasted Merganser - 04/11/2017 |
Ring-necked Pheasant (resident in park late 1980s to early 1990s; now gone)
Wild Turkey (occasionally in last 20 years)
Wild Turkey - 05/03/2015 |
Red-throated Loon (rare spring migrant; rare in winter)
Red-throated Loon - 04/16/2018 |
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe (rare)
Horned Grebe (March 28 to April 3 2015)
Horned Grebe - 03/28/2015 |
CORMORANTS AND SHAGS
Double-crested Cormorant (year round; uncommon in winter)
Double-crested Cormorant - 11/04/2020 |
American Bittern (Sep 25 2020)
American Bittern - 9/25/2020 |
Great Blue Heron - 04/24/2020 |
Great Egret - 04/15/2018 |
Snowy Egret - 04/30/2020 |
Little Blue Heron immature 07/20/2021 |
Green Heron 08/26/2020 |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (April 23 to 28 2019)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - 04/27/2019 |
Black Vulture (uncommon, but regular in recent years)
Black Vulture - 04/27/2020 |
Turkey Vulture - 11/02/2020 |
Osprey - 10/02/2020 |
Bald Eagle (most likely in spring and fall; possible anytime)
Bald Eagle - 12/01/2018 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk (formerly regular on migration; now rare)
Cooper's Hawk (reverse of Sharp-shin; formerly rare on migration, now regular; sometimes in winter)
Cooper's Hawk - 11/14/2014 |
Red-shouldered Hawk (uncommon fall migrant)
Broad-winged Hawk (mainly fall migrant)
Red-tailed Hawk (year round; breeds)
Red-tailed Hawk - 11/03/2020 |
FALCONS AND CARACARAS
American Kestrel (year round; possible breeder;
American Kestrel - 11/14/2020 |
Peregrine Falcon (year round; nests on Broadway bridge)
Peregrine Falcon - 04/11/2014 |
American Coot (Jan 4 to 6 2014)
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Black-bellied Plover (I saw one once on the mudflats north of the soccer fields but have lost the date)
Semipalmated Plover (uncommon on mudflats August to September some years)
Semipalmated Plover - 10/04/2004 |
Killdeer - 05/31/2020 |
American Avocet (Jul 15 2014)
SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES
Spotted Sandpiper (regular in spring; uncommon in fall; possible breeder)
Spotted Sandpiper - 05/11/2020 |
Solitary Sandpiper - 05/05/2015 |
Greater Yellowlegs - 05/15/2020 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper (rare spring migrant; uncommon fall migrant - mainly August to September)
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 05/27/2020 |
Least Sandpiper - 05/04/2018 |
White-rumped Sandpiper (left) - 10/4/2014 |
Pectoral Sandpiper - 09/22/2014 |
GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS
Laughing Gull (formerly regular in summer; now uncommon)
Ring-billed Gull (year round, but does not breed locally)
Ring-billed Gull - 10/25/2020 |
Herring Gull - 11/03/2020 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 03/05/2013 |
Great Black-backed Gull (year round in small numbers)
Great Black-backed Gull - 11/04/2020 |
Sooty Tern - 08/04/2020 |
Common Tern (Aug 4 2020 - Tropical Storm Isaias)
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Rock Pigeon (year round)
Rock Pigeon - 04/20/2020 |
Mourning Dove - 01/17/2016 |
Monk Parakeet (occasional)
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Black-billed Cuckoo (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl (uncomnon resident)
Eastern Screech-Owl - 04/08/2018 |
Great Horned Owl - 04/10/2020 |
Barred Owl - 12/13/2020 |
NIGHTJARS AND ALLIES
Common Nighthawk (uncommon spring and fall migrant; undoubtedly occurs regularly)
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift (summer resident; usually some linger until October)
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (regular migrant; possible breeder)
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher (migrant and possible resident: possible year round)
Belted Kingfisher - 11/03/2020 |
Red-headed Woodpecker (uncommon migrant; more commonly seen in the fall)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (relatively common resident; breeds)
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 03/13/2016 |
Downy Woodpecker - 03/17/2014 |
Hairy Woodpecker - 05/20/2020 |
Northern Flicker - 04/20/2020 |
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Olive-sided Flycatcher (uncommon late-spring and early-fall migrant)
Olive-sided Flycatcher - 05/25/2014 |
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Acadian Flycatcher (June 3 2003)
Alder Flycatcher (rare spring migrant)
Willow Flycatcher (uncommon spring migrant)
Least Flycatcher (regular spring and fall migrant)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Dec 10 2016 - found by another birder two days previously)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher - 12/10/2016 |
Eastern Phoebe - 04/03/2017 |
Great Crested Flycatcher - 05/15/2018 |
White-eyed Vireo (rare spring and fall migrant)
Yellow-throated Vireo (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Blue-headed Vireo (relatively common early-spring and late-fall migrant)
Blue-headed Vireo - 10/18/2020 |
Philadelphia Vireo (rare migrant)
Red-eyed Vireo (common spring and fall migrant; possible breeder)
CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES
Blue Jay (common resident; breeds)
Blue Jay - 05/10/2020 |
American Crow - 11/04/2020 |
Common Raven (formerly unrecorded; my first in park - Sep 22 2013, now regular)
Common Raven - 11/14/2020 |
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (summer resident and breeder)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 05/18/2020 |
Tree Swallow - 05/02/2020 |
Barn Swallow - 05/28/2020 |
Black-capped Chickadee (irregular; sometimes common; sometime breeder)
Black-capped Chickadee - 10/25/2020 |
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch (irregular migrant and wintering bird)
White-breasted Nuthatch (year round resident; breeds)
White-breasted Nuthatch - 03/23/2014 |
Brown Creeper (regular spring and fall migrant)
WRENS
Carolina Wren (year round resident; breeds)
Carolina Wren - 05/27/2020 |
Winter Wren (uncommon early-spring and late-fall migrant)
Marsh Wren (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Marsh Wren - 11/01/2020 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (regular spring and fall migrant)
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet (regular spring and fall migrant; less common than Ruby-crowned)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 11/03/2020 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 04/10/2017 |
Eastern Bluebird (rare early-spring and late-fall migrant)
Eastern Bluebird - 11/14/2020 |
Veery - 04/26/2016 |
Bicknell's Thrush (very rare spring migrant; 05/25/2014; probably overlooked; difficult to identify)
Swainson's Thrush (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Swainson's Thrush - 05/16/2020 |
Wood Thrush (relatively common summer resident; breeds)
Wood Thrush - 05/20/2016 |
American Robin - 03/22/2014 |
Gray Catbird (common spring to fall; breeds)
Gray Catbird - 05/02/2020 |
Northern Mockingbird - 03/21/2014 |
STARLINGS
European Starling (abundant year round resident; breeds)
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS
American Pipit (October 22 2018)
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing (small flocks possible spring to fall)
Cedar Waxwing - 11/07/2020 |
Ovenbird (common spring and fall migrant; possible breeder)
Ovenbird - 05/02/2020 |
Louisiana Waterthrush (uncommon spring migrant)
Louisiana Waterthrush - 04/30/2020 |
Blue-winged Warbler (uncommon regular spring and fall migrant)
Black-and-white Warbler (common spring and fall migrant)
Black-and-white Warbler - 05/12/2020 |
Tennessee Warbler (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Tennessee Warbler 10/09/2020 |
Orange-crowned Warbler 12/13/2020 |
Connecticut Warbler (September 23 2001; probably overlooked)
Mourning Warbler (uncommon late-spring and early-fall migrant; probably overlooked)
Common Yellowthroat (common spring and fall migrant; probable breeder)
Common Yellowthroat - 05/11/2020 |
Hooded Warbler (male) - 05/02/2020 |
Cape May Warbler (rare to uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Cerulean Warbler (rare spring migrant)
Northern Parula (common spring and fall migrant)
Magnolia Warbler (common spring and fall migrant)
Bay-breasted Warbler (uncommon spring and fall migrant; occasionally common)
Bay-breasted Warbler - 05/15/2018 |
Blackburnian Warbler - 05/15/2018 |
Yellow Warbler - 05/07/2020 |
Blackpoll Warbler (common spring and fall migrant)
Blackpoll Warbler - 11/21/2020 |
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 09/20/2020 |
Pine Warbler - 04/19/2020 |
Prairie Warbler - 04/19/2014 |
Black-throated Green Warbler - 10/09/2020 |
Yellow-breasted Chat (rare spring and fall migrant; probably overlooked because of skulking habits)
Eastern Towhee (common spring and fall migrant; possible breeder)
American Tree Sparrow (uncommon in winter)
Chipping Sparrow (common to very common spring and fall migrant)
Chipping Sparrows (fall) - 10/30/2020 |
Field Sparrow (uncommon regular spring and fall migrant)
Field Sparrow - 04/11/2017 |
Vesper Sparrow - 10/25/2020 |
Savannah Sparrow - 04/19/2014 |
Nelson's Sparrow (October 14 to 19 2020)
Nelson's Sparrow - October 15 2020 |
Fox Sparrow - 03/29/2014 |
Song Sparrow - 04/16/2020 |
Swamp Sparrow (uncommon spring and fall migrant)
Swamp Sparrow - 11/14/2020 |
White-throated Sparrow - 03/13/2016 |
White-crowned Sparrow - May 8 2020 |
Dark-eyed Junco - 10/30/2020 |
Summer Tanager (uncommon spring migrant; very rare fall migrant)
Scarlet Tanager (regular spring and fall migrant)
Scarlet Tanager (wing-barred individual) - 05/12/2020 |
Northern Cardinal - 05/11/2020 |
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 05/04/2015 |
Blue Grosbeak - 10/30/2014 |
Dickcissel (December 18 2011 to January 7 2012; November 9 2014)
Dickcissel - 11/09/2014 |
Red-winged Blackbird (spring to fall resident; breeds)
Red-winged Blackbird - 04/24/2018 |
Rusty Blackbird (very rare early-spring and late-fall migrant)
Common Grackle (usually common early-spring to late-fall resident; breeds; rare in winter recent years)
Common Grackle - 03/10/2014 |
Brown-headed Cowbird - 04/12/2020 |
Orchard Oriole - 06/02/2017 |
Baltimore Oriole - 05/07/2020 |
Purple Finch (uncommon spring and fall migrant; sometimes winters; irregular numbers)
Purple Finch - 11/14/2020 |
House Finch (female) - 10/18/2020 |
Common Redpoll - 01/30/2021 |
Pine Siskin - 10/25/2020 |
American Goldfinch - 04/16/2020 |
House Sparrow (abundant year round resident: breeds)
House Sparrow - 11/02/2020 |
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