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2017<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Sparta Mountain WMA Wildlife Species<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/brush-tipped_emerald.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/brush-tipped_emerald.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/brush-tipped_emerald-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Brush-tipped emerald<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/indiana_bat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17180\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Indiana Bat<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: Under Review Federal Status: THREATENED<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/golden-winged_warbler.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/golden-winged_warbler.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/golden-winged_warbler-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Golden-winged Warbler<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: ENDANGERED Federal Status: UNDER REVIEW TO BE LISTED<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/veery.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/veery.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/veery-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Veery<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/whip-poor-will.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/whip-poor-will.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/whip-poor-will-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Whip-poor-will<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/black-billed_cuckoo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/black-billed_cuckoo.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/black-billed_cuckoo-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Black-billed Cuckoo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/eastern-box-turtle.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/eastern-box-turtle.jpeg 702w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/eastern-box-turtle-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Eastern Box Turtle<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is more to forests than just trees. Forests provide a home, a nursery to raise young, and a dinner table for many species of wildlife. But there are some wildlife species we at DEP have been entrusted to protect that are struggling to survive\u2014those classified as rare, endangered, and of special concern. So we&#8217;re working to bring back these species\u2014it would be irresponsible for us to ignore this serious decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To improve wildlife habitats at Sparta Mountain WMA, we will<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foster old growth forests<\/strong><br>for nesting red-shouldered hawks (endangered) and barred owls (threatened), wood thrush (special concern) and others that rely on old growth forests in Sparta Mountain WMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Create open-canopy forests<\/strong><br>for the red-headed woodpecker (threatened), whip-poor-will (special concern), and cerulean warbler (special concern), and others that rely on open-canopy forests in Sparta Mountain WMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Create young forests<\/strong><br>for the golden-winged warbler (endangered), prairie warbler (special concern) and enhanced foraging, nesting, and roosting habitat for birds and many other wildlife species<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Retain trees with cavities and exfoliating bark<\/strong><br>for bird and bat species<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add basking habitat<\/strong><br>in the wetlands for turtles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sonj.sharepoint.com\/:x:\/r\/sites\/DEPEndangeredandNongameSpeciesProgramTeam\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BB516DAC0-DE8D-423F-B2E7-833E1E0ADD4F%7D&amp;file=Website%20to%20do%20list%20050222.xlsx&amp;action=edit&amp;mobileredirect=true&amp;wdPreviousSession=2ca10e99-b9e0-4cf5-b1d7-854c980cdafc&amp;wdOrigin=TEAMS-WEB.teams.undefined&amp;cid=7dc5937f-af73-4723-90c1-8492c4db7363\">Forests for the Birds<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While trees can be planted and grow where you placed them, many songbirds will look and look for just the right spot to nest. They search for a place that has enough food for nestling birds as well as enough food and cover once they fledge. When these birds don&#8217;t find these requirements, they either don\u2019t nest or they try and fail. If there\u2019s no new generation, numbers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/bring-birds-back\/#:~:text=An%20alarming%20new%20study%20reveals,span%20of%20a%20human%20lifetime.\">decline<\/a>\u2014just as they have for the past 40 years. Research shows that one of the primary causes of decline for species such as golden-winged warblers, blue-winged warblers, wood thrush, and prairie warblers is related to habitat on the breeding grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over 80 bird species benefit from young forests such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>American goldfinch (New Jersey state bird)<\/li><li>Blue-winged warbler<\/li><li>Indigo bunting<\/li><li>Wood thrush<\/li><li>Chestnut-sided Warbler<\/li><li>Prairie Warbler<\/li><li>Eastern towhee<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Across Sparta Mountain WMA you will find common species such as white-tailed deer, black bear, eastern wild turkey, gray squirrel, chipmunk, coyote, red fox, beaver, several types of turtles and snakes, bats, and a variety of songbirds. In addition, many&nbsp;not so common species such as the bobcat also rely on the forests here. We manage the forest to improve habitat for all these species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Sparta Mountain WMA<br>Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Wildlife<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Common Name<\/th><th>Scientific Name<\/th><th>State Status<\/th><th>Federal Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Arrowhead Spiketail<\/td><td><em>Cordulegaster obliqua<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bald Eagle<\/td><td><em>Haliaeetus leucocephalus<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td>D<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Barred Owl<\/td><td><em>Strix varia<\/em><\/td><td>T<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black-billed Cuckoo<\/td><td><em>Coccyzus erthropthalmus<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blackburnian Warbler<\/td><td><em>Dendroica fusca<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black-throated Blue Warbler<\/td><td><em>Dendroica caerulescens<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black-throated Green Warbler<\/td><td><em>Dendroice virens<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blue-headed Vireo<\/td><td><em>Vireo solitarius<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bobcat<\/td><td><em>Lynx rufus<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bog Turtle<\/td><td><em>Glyptemys muhlenbergii<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td>T<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Broad-winged Hawk<\/td><td><em>Buteo platypterus<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bronze Copper<\/td><td><em>Lycaena hyllus<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brown Thrasher<\/td><td><em>Toxostoma rufum<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brush-tipped Emerald<\/td><td><em>Somatochlora walshii<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cerulean Warbler<\/td><td><em>Dendroica cerulea<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cooper&#8217;s Hawk<\/td><td><em>Accipiter cooperii<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eastern Box Turtle<\/td><td><em>Terrapene carolina carolina<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Golden-winged Warbler<\/td><td><em>Vermivora chrysoptera<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td>P<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Great Blue Heron<\/td><td><em>Ardea herodias<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Harris&#8217; Checkerspot<\/td><td><em>Chlosyne harrisii<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hooded Warbler<\/td><td><em>Wilsonia citrina<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana Bat<\/td><td><em>Myotis sodalis<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td>E<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jefferson Salamander<\/td><td><em>Ambystoma jeffersonianum<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Least Bittern<\/td><td><em>Ixobrychus exilis<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Least Flycatcher<\/td><td><em>Empidonax minimus<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Longtail Salamander<\/td><td><em>Euycea longicauda longicauda<\/em><\/td><td>T<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Northern Copperhead<\/td><td><em>Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Northern Goshawk<\/td><td><em>Accipiter gentilis<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Northern Parula<\/td><td><em>Parula americana<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pied-billed Grebe<\/td><td><em>Podilymbus podiceps<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Red-shouldered Hawk<\/td><td><em>Buteo lineatus<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spatterdock Darner<\/td><td><em>Rhionaeschna mutata<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Timber Rattlesnake<\/td><td><em>Crotalus horridus horridus<\/em><\/td><td>E<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Veery<\/td><td><em>Catharus fuscescens<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Whip-poor-will<\/td><td><em>Caprimulgus vociferus<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Williamson&#8217;s Emerald<\/td><td><em>Somatochlora williamsoni<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Winter Wren<\/td><td><em>Troglodytes troglodytes<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wood Thrush<\/td><td><em>Hylocichla mustelina<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wood Turtle<\/td><td><em>Glyptemis insculpta<\/em><\/td><td>T<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Worm-eating Warbler<\/td><td><em>Helmitheros vermivorum<\/em><\/td><td>SC<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>E=Endangered, T=Threatened, SC=Special Concern, D=Delisted, P=Petitioned<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sparta Mountain WMA Wildlife Species Brush-tipped emerald NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN Indiana Bat NJ State Status: Under Review Federal Status: THREATENED Golden-winged Warbler NJ State Status: ENDANGERED Federal Status: UNDER REVIEW TO BE LISTED Veery NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN Whip-poor-will NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN Black-billed Cuckoo NJ State Status: SPECIAL CONCERN Eastern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":16875,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17174\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}