Ruffed grouse are elusive and stealthy, but scientists are seeking a genetic explanation for why some of the birds become best buddies with people. A tame grouse near Muncy, Pa., who befriended a ...

Grouse is a show about the most controversial bird in the West and what it can teach us about hope, compromise and life in rural America. Hosted by Ashley Ahearn, Grouse is an eight-part podcast ...

The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird since 1931. This brown, chicken-like bird gets its name from the black "ruffs" on the side of its neck.

The ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus, is an easy to identify bird, whether he’s displaying that dark ruff around the neck that looks like part of a Jacobean costume, or not. Or even if you are not ...

As Lewis noted, the sooty grouse is a large bird. They weigh in at up to 3 pounds. The male’s dark gray tail feathers have a band of light gray on the tips that are especially visible when the ...

An iconic bird just lost important habitat protections: What it means. A rule rollback will allow more oil and gas drilling to occur on nearly nine million acres of lands crucial for the species ...

Gallinaceous refers to chicken-like birds, including both grouse and wild turkey. “The spruce grouse seems almost tame, unconcerned when it encounters people,” says Something Wild co-host ...

We've been hearing a lot about Greater Sage Grouse in the news lately, but have you ever seen one? What do we know about these mysterious birds that are native to Idaho and 11 other western states?

Grouse has been taken off the menu for many restaurants this Glorious Twelfth after a shortage of birds sent prices soaring to £70. London restaurateurs said they had been quoted extortionate ...

That for some people a ruffed grouse is just another bird of the forest, or perhaps dinner on a plate, while for others it is an object of mystery and adoration, is never more evident than during ...

The birds are normally found in brushy areas of the woodlots where their brown feathers blend into the forest floor. The agency is conducting a ruffed grouse genetics study in cooperation with ...

He can also get “too friendly,” as Hartline puts it, untying shoelaces or pulling hair. Still, Hartline says he considers Mister Grouse a friend, although he’s curious as to why the bird has ...