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Comprehensive digital records from ebird.org show that the Ruffed Grouse can be seen in this area year round. My own records say otherwise.<\/p>\n
When I look at the dated pictures I have taken in my yard, there is a conspicuous gap in the warmer months. Mind you, my yard pictures are taken at the valley bottom, while ebird treats all altitudes. (This is a mountainous region.)<\/p>\n
There is information here about the behaviour of the Ruffed Grouse: The bird seems to head to the uplands in the warm months and return to the valleys when the snow falls (I have not seen this behaviour discussed anywhere).<\/p>\n
It is December and a Ruffed Grouse reappeared in my yard. I expect to see it and its kin for maybe another six months before they head to the uplands again.
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Comprehensive digital records from ebird.org show that the Ruffed Grouse can be seen in this area year round. My own records say otherwise. When I look at the dated pictures I have taken in my yard, there is a … Continue reading