The Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain
Hooded Warbler at Baldpate carrying food © Sharyn Magee
Hooded Warbler carrying food to its young on Baldpate © Sharyn Magee
Kentucky Warbler at Baldpate © Sharyn Magee
Kentucky Warbler at Baldpate © Sharyn Magee
Worm-eating Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler by http://www.birdphotos.com
Cerulean Warbler recently nested on Baldpate
Cerulean Warbler recently nested on Baldpate. Image of Cerulean Warbler — from Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Moores Station Quarry Plans impact Baldpate Mountain
To protect Baldpate, the Moores Station Quarry restoration needs to be carefully planned to minimize the impact on Baldpate. Read WCAS statement on the quarry here.
All three proposed plans for the quarry restoration contain an overlook and a connector trail to the Baldpate trails which bisects high quality Spicebush understory.
The lower connector trail also goes through sensitive habitat containing breeding territories of listed species. Rerouting the proposed trail would transverse habitat of other listed species.
There are no potential paths from the Quarry to the Switchback and Northwest trails that would not create excessive disturbance in very sensitive habitat. The overlook and connector trails need to be removed from the plans.
For more information and to see what is at stake, please read WCAS Statement on the Quarry here
Washington Crossing Audubon Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment and protection of birds, wildlife, and the environment through education, research, and conservation.
Experienced birders from Washington Crossing Audubon lead regular birding field trips in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, visiting some of the region’s top birding hotspots.
Washington Crossing Audubon supports several active research projects, including funding two bird monitoring sites here in central New Jersey and in the Central American country of Costa Rica.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT PRINCETON: 12/20/20 TRENTON: 1/2/21
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