Fauna
Ice Mountain provides habitats for breeding neotropical birds including warblers, vireos, and thrushes as well as various types of birds common in the central Appalachian Mountains. Ice Mountain also serves as a habitat for bald eagles and ravens, which nest in the mountain's Raven Rocks outrcop named for them. Other bird species include American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), and American Black (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey (Cathartes aura) Vultures.
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