Kentucky Warbler Requires moist deciduous forest with dense understory and ground cover. Occurs here in the highest relative abundance of any physiographic area. Field Sparrow Common, yet declining nearly throughout the East. Northern Bobwhite Declining throughout the Northeast. The future of wildlife habitat depends on protection of patches of conservation significance and the manner in which inevitable continuing growth alters the environment.
Forest habitat remains relatively abundant, but is very heavily fragmented.
Identification and maintenance of those blocks large enough to support the full array of breeding birds should be a priority. These areas formerly supported Henslow's Sparrow. Protecting and enhancing grassland habitat is therefore also a priority, at least at the state level.