Central Park Birds

Ellen Michaels, formerly a model, is currently a bird and wildlife photographer focusing on photos from the world renowned Central Park in NYC.

Millions of people visit Central Park yearly. With it's abundance of birds, over 280 species, visitors from all over the world enjoy this great location for birding.

The best time to see birds in Central Park is during spring migration, April-May, and fall migration, August-November.

The best places to see birds in Central Park are the Ramble and the North Woods.

If you would like to license images or purchase prints you can e-mail me here. My email is EllenMichaels@ymail.com

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Size: 95 items (135 items total)

Marsh Wren

The Marsh Wren is rare in Central Park

Scarlet Tanager (male)

Scarlet Tanager (female)

Scarlet Tanager

Black-capped Chickadee

Northern Cardinal

Female

Northern Cardinal

Male

Cedar Waxwing

Size: 6 items

White-eyed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

The Philadelphia Vireo is rare in Central Park

Blue-headed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse

Tufted Titmouse

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Immature Male

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Female

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Male

Blue Jay

Size: 4 items

Boat-tailed Grackle

Common Grackle

Rusty Blackbird

White-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Blue Grosbeak

Brown-headed Cowbird

Size: 2 items

Eastern Kingbird

Size: 2 items

Cassin's Kingbird

Couch's Kingbird

Leucistic American Robin

American Robin

American Robin

American Robin Fledgling

American Robin

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Size: 2 items

House Finch

Male

House Finch

Female

Purple Finch

Female

Carolina Wren

Size: 2 items

Winter Wren

House Wren

Marsh Wren

Winter Wren

Wood Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Veery

Varied Thrush

Varied Thrush

Wood Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Veery

Veery

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Brown Thrasher

Wood Thrush

American Woodcock

Common Nighthawk

Chuck-will's-widow

American Woodcock

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Hammond's Flycatcher

This is the third record of Hammond's Flycatcher for New York State

Eastern Bluebird

Size: 3 items

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Size: 3 items

Rock Pigeon

Size: 5 items

White-winged Dove

White-winged Dove is extremely rare in Central Park

Mourning Dove (pair)

Male & Female

Northern Cardinal

Summer Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Brown Creeper

American Goldfinch

Eastern Towhee

Pine Siskin

Eastern Towhee

Indigo Bunting - molting

Tree Swallow

Red-winged Blackbird

Size: 4 items

Baltimore Oriole

Size: 7 items

Belted Kingfisher

Wild Turkey

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