Rougly 300,000 ha of forested wetland is required to support entire habitat-species suite, including 100,000 pairs of Acadian Flycatchers and 16,000 pairs of Prothonotary Warblers. Kentucky Warbler Requires moist deciduous forest with dense understory and ground cover. Early successional Henslow's Sparrow May be one of the few remnants of the Eastern subspecies. The future of wildlife habitat depends on protection of patches of conservation significance and the manner in which inevitable continuing growth alters the environment. Retention of populations of the highest priority birds, including the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Piping Plover, and Henslow's Sparrow, will require active protection and management of key sites.
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. Because of the close juxtaposition of coastal maritime, inland freshwater, and upland habitats, integrating the conservation objectives of priority land birds with those of waterfowl, shorebirds, and colonial-nesting waterbirds will be a high priority in the near future. Protection of critical sites for transient and wintering species also needs to be integrated with conservation plans for breeding habitats.