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Moderate cattle grazing on public lands does not reduce sage-grouse nest success, according to a newly published 10-year ...
Only a privileged few ever get to watch a ruffed grouse perform its little drum solo. The only audience this bird wants is a female ruffed grouse to impress. If Mr. Grouse thinks the drumming perch is ...
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 ...
Discover how papier-mâché birds in Grand Teton park aim to save sage-grouse from aircraft strikes by relocating their mating displays.
Retrievers are also exceptionally intelligent and eager to please, a combination which makes them excellent working dogs. As ...
In south-central Washington’s patchwork of sagebrush and agricultural fields, one man is spending his early, early mornings searching for sage grouse. If he finds the quirky birds — that could ...
The Sage Grouse is one of nature’s most unique and flamboyant birds, known for its dramatic courtship display and huge chest air sacs used for flirting. During mating season, males perform an ...
My other grouse encounter was an adult bird dust bathing on a hot and dusty road. I stopped well back from the bird and watched. ... Newfoundland & Labrador ; Elderly couple home and resting following ...
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.
Young birds shot in Newfoundland, on the 11th of August, weighed 6 1/4 ounces, and were fully fledged. ... They were in their full summer plumage. I think these birds, as well as the Canada Grouse, ...
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 ...