Birds of field and forest abound throughout the year at the Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. The brochure, Birds of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, contains a checklist of the 184 species recorded in the park to date.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus |
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| King Rail | Rallus elegans |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo |
| Henslow’s Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| Cooper’s Hawk | Accipiter cooperii |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera |
| Cerulean Warbler | Dendroica cerulea |
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum |
| Seaside Sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis |
| Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens |
| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor |
| Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus caudacutus |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor |
| Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferous |
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes |
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina |
| Prairie Warbler | Dendroica discolor |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorus |
| Canada Warbler | Wilsonia canadensis |