New York Parks ↑ Photos ↑ cceckman.com

2026-05-24

A couple days after the Recurse Center outing, I spent some more time wandering around New York’s parks. Not by chance, I found and photographed some more birds.

Central Park

A thrush on the forest floor stares pointedly at the camera Thrush of an unknown sort

A very wet scarlet tanager sits in the water Scarlet tanager, a big hit with the birders
A scarlet tanager ducks its head into the water and shakes, spraying droplets around
A very wet scarlet tanager sits in the water and gives the camera side-eye

A common grackle perches, its iridescence shining in the sunlight Common grackle
A common grackle, nestled among leaves, opens its mouth and eyes wide as it calls Gracking up
A chipmunk pauses for a moment on the forest floor Chipmunk
A chestnut-sided warbler perches on a branch, as if surveying its domain Chestnut-sided warbler
An ovenbird glances around the forest floor, between brown ground and green leaves Ovenbird

A red-eared turtle climbs out of the water onto a rock Red-eared slider
A squirrel peeks out of a knot in a tree. ♫ There's a squirrel in a hole in a knot in the trunk of a tree ♫

Prospect Park

A yellow warbler catches the light filtering through a tree Yellow warbler
A black-and-white warbler inspects a branch for food Black-and-white warbler
A robin gathers nesting materials in its beak Nesting time
A single mushroom head rises from an exposed tree root, catching a spot of sunlight Not mushroom here