I went up to Inwood Hill Park to look for the Pileated Woodpecker on Saturday. I found it with the help of two local birders, and was also able to see one of the resident Eastern Screech-Owls and the Inwood Hill Park Red-tailed Hawk nest.

I also found a great way to get to Inwood Hill Park from the East Side of Manhattan! I had been taking the E train, then taking A train to the end of the line, but it’s a long trip. I discovered on Saturday, that one can the BxM1 Express Bus. It goes up Third Avenue and then stops in Inwood at 207th Street and Broadway before going on to the Bronx. The trip only took me 35 minutes each way!