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This June, JCPRD Natural Resources staff teamed up with the Kansas Master Naturalist nest box program guided by Pittsburg State University to support vital research and conservation of the Prothonotary Warbler in Johnson County.
Our Natural Resources Intern, Brady Stockwell, joined the effort, assisting with bird banding as part of a broader study tracking migration patterns, nesting success, and survival rates across Eastern Kansas and Missouri.
These vibrant, cavity-nesting warblers rely on lowland forests and wetland edges—habitats increasingly threatened by loss and fragmentation. Thanks to dedicated local Master Naturalists, nest boxes placed in regional parks are giving this declining species a fighting chance.
This is collaboration in action—science, stewardship, and community working together for the future of migratory birds.