The refuge protects diverse habitat types, including northern hardwood-conifer, hemlock-hardwood, and spruce-fir forests and woodlands,
oldfields, scrub-shrub habitat, and rock ledges with
talus.
Birds The refuge is a popular
hawk migration area and provides nesting habitat for numerous migratory songbirds such as the
American tree sparrow,
Swainson's thrush,
magnolia warbler,
crossbills,
pine grosbeaks and
white-throated sparrow. Other birds observed on the refuge during a 2002 breeding season survey: •
Ovenbird •
Hermit thrush •
Red-eyed vireo •
Canada warbler •
Blackpoll warbler •
Bay-breasted warbler •
Black-throated blue warbler •
Black-throated green warbler •
Blackburnian warbler •
Golden-crowned kinglet •
Scarlet tanager •
Rose-breasted grosbeak •
Yellow-bellied sapsucker •
Red-tailed hawk •
Sharp-shinned hawk •
Peregrine falcon •
Ruffed grouse Mammals The refuge provides habitat for many mammal species, some of which include: •
Red squirrel •
Gray squirrel •
White-footed mouse •
Deer mouse •
Woodland vole •
Porcupine •
Eastern chipmunk •
White-tailed deer •
Moose •
Snowshoe hare •
Bobcat •
Gray fox •
Red fox •
Coyote •
Black bear Reptiles and amphibians Some amphibian species on the refuge: •
Red back salamander •
Red-spotted newt •
American toad •
Spring peeper •
Pickerel frog •
Bullfrog •
Leopard frog •
Painted turtle •
Wood turtle •
Milk snake •
Garter snake •
Ribbon snake Invertebrates Invertebrates on the refuge are a food source for many other animal species. Insects in the area include butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, wasps, and ants. ==References==