Spring Migration in Central Park’s North End (Member’s Walk)

Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025

Leader: Ursula Mitra
Transportation: Public Transportation:- Participants can use public transportation to arrive at the meeting location.
Meeting Point: After your registration is confirmed, the Registrar will share directions, the exact meeting place, and time with attendees.
Schedule: Start in the early morning and bird until early afternoon.
Relative Difficulty: Expect to walk about two miles on paved and unpaved paths, with some moderate inclines.

Trip Description: Central Park is known as one of the best birding spots in the world, with the North Woods being its hidden gem. This walking route covers all the major hotspots of the North Woods and provides interesting insights into this lesser-known area of Central Park. The typical route starts at the Great Hill (which has bathrooms). It continues to the Children’s Glades, South Blowdown, Balancing Rock, The Pool, Sparrow Rock, East Blowdown, Block House, Lily Ponds, The Blockhouse, The Loch, Wildflower Meadow, Grassy Knoll, and Compost Heap, the Nursery, the Conservatory Garden (another bathroom opportunity), and the Harlem Meer, before circling back to the Loch and Pool. Bird species along this walk might include the Scarlet Tanager, Easter Towhee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-throated Vireo, Green Heron, Wood Thrush, House Wren, and Red-tailed Hawk. Warblers can include Blue-winged, Hooded, Blackburnian, Prairie, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, northern parula, Yellow-rumped, and Ovenbirds.

Please read The Linnaean Society of New York COVID-19 Field Trip Guidelines before registering.

Registration: Registration opens at 9 am on Monday, April 28. After that time, click here to register. Registration closes at 6 pm on Wednesday, May 7. Members (and those who have applied for membership) will be prioritized over non-members.

Please read the About Our Trips page, if you’re going on a field trip for the first time. It details our field trip policies, recommends what to bring on a trip, and offers other useful information, pro tips, and tricks.

If after visiting the About Our Trips page, you still have questions, feel free to contact the Registrar via email.