the male ruffed grouse will “drum” to attract females. He is not actually drumming or hitting the log or beating his chest like Tarzan. The sound produced comes from the wing beats.
From singing American robins to the rat-a-tats of various objects by woodpeckers, to trumpeting trumpeter swans and much more ...
To help track size and health of the state’s grouse population, hunters are asked to remove a wing from each bird they take, wrap it in a paper lunch sack and deliver it with a short survey to ...
The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird ... After a rapid take-off, a grouse locks its wings and glides to safer territory, usually traveling less than 100 yards.
This group of birds include some of my favorites, such as the ruffed grouse, sage grouse and prairie ... The males bend forward, open their wings in a droopy cupped shape, and raise their tail ...