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What is Project PROTHO?

The old-growth, bald cypress-tupelo swamp at Beidler Forest contains some of the highest densities of breeding Prothonotary Warblers in South Carolina.

	In an effort to learn more about the breeding biology of these warblers within our unique ecosystem and to support our conservation efforts, we will capture and band some of the birds this spring.

Each Prothonotary Warbler will be given a unique color-band combination that will allow you to identify individual birds in the field.

	A new touch-screen display in the visitor center will teach you how to record data and identify color-banded birds.

Sightings of color-banded birds will provide valuable baseline data on site fidelity, territory size, daily and seasonal movements, and nest success rates.

Join us in our quest to learn more about the breeding biology of the Prothonotary Warbler within their natural habitat, an old-growth, bottomland-hardwood forest! If you have any questions or for more details, please contact Jeff Mollenhauer at 843-462-2150 or via email.