Woodland Park is a 90.9 acre (368,000 m²) park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber mill owner and real estate developer. Phinney died in 1893, and in 1902, the Olmsted Brothers firm of Boston was hired to design the city's parks, including Woodland Park.
The park is split in half by Aurora Avenue N. (State Route 99). Its western half is given over to the Woodland Park Zoo. Its eastern half, which is connected to the zoo by arched bridges over the highway and often called Lower Woodland Park, consists of trails, a picnic area, ballfields, a miniature golf range, horseshoe pits, bmx bike course, and lawn bowling, and is contiguous with Green Lake Park.
The park is home to many species of birds and mammals as well as a few reptile and amphibian species. Most notable species include Western Coyotes, Feral Rabbits, Barred Owls, and Red Eared Sliders (released turtles). Most Common Bird Species American Crow, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Anna's Hummingbird, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Bewick's Wren, Black-Capped Chickadee, Bushtit, European Starling, House Finch, Hairy/Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Oregon Junco, Eurasian Rock Dove, Spotted Towee, Stellar's Jay, Various Gull Species, Various Sparrow Species, Various Swallow Species, and Various Waterfowl. Most Common Mammal Species Western Coyote, Nutria, Feral Rabbits, Norway Rats, Gray Squirrel, Mt. Beaver, and American Beaver. Most Common Reptile and Amphibian Species Red Eared Sliders, Spring Peepers and Garter snakes.[1]