Inwood Hill Park

Inwood Hill Park is home to the last remaining natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. This 196-acre park at the northern tip of the island contains old-growth tulip trees, ridgetop forest, and tidal mudflats along the Harlem River and Hudson River. Over 200 species have been recorded here, making it one of Manhattan's most important birding sites.

The park's mature forest canopy is a magnet for spring migrants — warblers, vireos, thrushes, and tanagers pour through from late April to late May. The forest floor hosts breeding Ovenbirds and the understory attracts skulking species like Connecticut and Mourning Warblers during peak migration. The salt marsh and mudflats along the Harlem River Ship Canal attract herons, shorebirds, and wintering waterfowl.