Birds of The Palisades Interstate Park 
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Indigo Bunting, singing; Ruby-throated Hummingbird, active in 
the locust blossoms; Chipping Sparrow, singing; Catbird, singing ; 
Flicker, calling on the ridge; Song Sparrow, in bushy edges of the 
ridge; Purple Crackle, active in the trees; Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 
singing; Wood Pewee, calling and hawking; Black-billed Cuckoo, 
hunting low in the trees; Chestnut-sided Warbler, singing; Robin, 
singing: Least Flycatcher, active in the upper story of saplings; 
Chimney Swift, overhead; Crow, calling nearby; Nighthawk, in 
evening flight; Downy Woodpecker, working on tree trunks; 
Crested Flycatcher, in noisy calls ; Blue Jay, calling on the ridge ; 
Cedar Waxwing, flock of about twenty; Fish Crow, working along 
shore; Goldfinch, in spring flight songs; White-breasted Nuthatch, 
working on the ridge; House Wren, singing on the main street 
margin; Maryland Yellow-throat, singing near the brook; Black 
and White 'Warbler, singing and bathing; Bald Eagle, an adult in 
fine mature plumage, flying over the river. 
The summer birds observed in the Park during the past two 
seasons comprise 88 species. The following 20 additional species 
are mentioned in Hoffmann’s. “ Guide to the Birds of New England 
and Eastern New York” (1904) as inhabiting the region of the 
lower Hudson Valley; 
Short-billed Marsh Wren, a somewhat rare and local summer resident 
throughout southern and central Xew England and New York. 
Carolina Wren, a rather common summer resident of the eastern slope 
of the Palisades. 
Kentucky Warbler, a rather common, though local summer resident of 
the lower Hudson Valley as far north as Sing Sing. 
Warbling Vireo, rather common summer resident of the lower Hudson 
Valley. 
Cardinal, permanent resident of the lower Hudson Valley as far north 
as Hastings. 
Grasshopper Sparrow, common summer resident of the lower Hudson 
Valley. 
Vesper Sparrow, common summer resident. 
Green-crested Flycatcher, a locally common summer resident in the lower 
Hudson Valley as far north as Sing Sing. 
Great Horned Owl, permanent resident. 
Screech Owl, common permanent resident. 
