A Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris A ...

Mesic Hemlock-Hardwood Forest (Terrestrial - Closed Canopy)
Typified by a cool, moist environment, this community can be found in the Highlands (e.g., Hacklebarney
Natural Area) as well as the Piedmont.
Mammals Fish Birds
Eastern chipmunk American eel Belted kingfisher
Gray squirrels White sucker Black-throated blue warbler
Porcupine Longnose dace Black-throated green warbler
Red squirrels Pumpkinseed Blackburnian warbler
River otter Rock bass Blue jay
Southern flying squirrel Brook trout Brown creeper
White-tailed deer Longnose dace Hermit thrush
Blacknosed dace Pine grosbeak
Amphibian Largemouth bass Red crossbill
American toad Fallfish Solitary vireo
Green frog
Tufted titmouse
Northern dusky salamander Reptiles White-winged
Northern two-lined salamander Northern water snake
Pickerel frog
Snapping turtle
Red eft
Slimy salamander
Wood frog
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Chestnut Oak Forest (Terrestrial - Closed Canopy)
Chestnut Oak forests are represented by the high, steep slopes and ridgetops of both the Piedmont and
Highlands (e.g., Farny).
Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians
Black bear Bluejay Box turtle Red-backed salamander
Gray squirrel Ovenbird Wood turtle Spotted salamander
Eastern chipmunk Red-eyed vireo Eastern worm snake Woodfrog
Long-tailed weasel Scarlet tanager Northern copperhead
Southern flying squirrel Wild turkey N.ringnecked snake **
White-tailed deer Woodthrush Red-Bellied snake
** Primarily in the Piedmont
White-Tailed Deer
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