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As the name suggests, large areas of the park are hills, mostly wooded. The park also contains three children's playgrounds; baseball and soccer fields; tennis and basketball courts. All of these facilities are popular with people from the neighborhood, for both organized leagues (including the local Little League) and more casual games. The Urban Ecology Center at the north end of the park is both a location for educational programs and the local headquarters of the park rangers.

The area of the park along the Harlem River includes a small salt marsh that attracts large numbers of waterbirds. Mallards, Canada Geese, and Herring Gulls are year-round residents, using both the water and the nearby lawns and ballfields. Many wading birds and waterfowl pass through on the Spring and Fall migrations, and herons and cormorants often spend the summer.

The woods also support a wide variety of birds, including common species such as Blue Jays and Cardinals. Birds of preyAccipitriformes Cathartidae Pandionidae Accipitridae Sagittariidae Falconiformes Falconidae A bird of prey or raptor is a bird that hunts its food, especially one that preys on mammals or other birds. Diurnal birds of prey hunt with their beaks and talons that breed in the park include Red-tailed HawkRed-tailed Hawk Scientific Classification : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Accipitridae : Buteo jamaicensis Binomial name ''Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin, 1788) The Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis is a large North American hawk. Like most membes and owlStrigidae Tytonidae An owl is any of some 200+ species of solitary nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes . Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found on all the Ears. A project begun in Summer 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom is attempting to reintroduce the Bald EagleThe Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus is a raptor that is indigenous to North America, and is the national symbol of the United States of America. The species was on the brink of extinction late in the 20th century but has largely recovered and now has to Manhattan using nesting boxes in the park. In the first summer, three of the four introduced eaglets fledged successfully.

The park is comprised of 196 acres, and the Henry Hudson Parkway and AmtrakAmtrak is the name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. Amtrak is an independent for-profit corporation, however its board is entirely controlled by the United States government through presidential appointme railroad tracks run through it. Thus, while it is a welcome oasis in the city, it does not support large wild mammals but you can entirely escape the noise of the city. Inwood Hill Park is also home to the mysterious "Father Forest."