What kinds of birds are passing through the New Jersey Highlands?
Ted Stiles: In the fall, the birds that were just hatched this year — as well as many of the adults — many of them are migrating south and they use the Highlands migration corridor. They need it for feeding and resting in between their migratory flights. And so the Highlands are a critical food source and refuge for these moving species. Q. Does the Highlands see a variety of bird species? Ted Stiles: The Highlands serves all of the migratory land birds that are moving from the boreal forests through New Jersey to points south. It also serves the resident species here and moving from south. And ultimately many of the boreal forest birds will come south from their breeding habitats in Canada and will be wintering in the Highlands as well. Q. What do the forests of the Highlands offer? Ted Stiles: Forests provide a habitat with both food and shelter for different types of species, species that have adaptations that allow them to survive in those areas. You can predict where you can fin
