The ecoregion extends through the Appalachian, Blue Ridge, and Great Smoky Mountains. It starts from a sliver of area in New York and extends southward through the following states: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina (a sliver), Georgia, and Alabama.
Description of the Ecoregion
A detailed description of the ecoregion can be found at WWF’s site (the map above is a screen shot from that Wildfinder site). There may also be additional information to be found in this ecoregion’s page at Wikipedia.
Briefly, the ecoregion is characterized by… [under construction]
Birds of the Ecoregion
The avifauna of the ecoregion… [under construction].
Although no bird species are endemic to this ecoregion, the following are noteworthy as being quite characteristic of the ecoregion and relatively difficult to see in other ecoregions:
[list under construction]
Resources for the Ecoregion Birder
Without any pretense to completeness, the following resources have caught my attention and would be of value to the birder traveling to this ecoregion:
- Wright, Rick, 2014. ABA Guide to Birds of New Jersey. Although a state-oriented book, this guide is very useful for the part of this ecoregion that falls in westerly NJ.
74 spp. (Aug. 1, 2014)