Dusky grouse are effectively camouflaged and cryptic much of the year, but when it comes to the spring mating season, the males are bright and bold In the early 1800s, as the expedition led by Lewis ...

Greater Sage Grouse male, one of the endangered/threatened bird species in the US,performing mating display on lek (breeding ground).© Nattapong Assalee/Shutterstock.com The greater sage grouse ...

A dominant male sharp-tailed grouse with a broken feather on its left side is in a “freeze” position during a dance, on a lek near Rexburg earlier this week. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Even ...

Apr. 8—GRAND FORKS — It's quite the spectacle. Every spring, male prairie grouse — prairie chickens and sharptails — gather on mating grounds called leks and put on elaborate displays in an effort to ...

This project began last winter as an experiment. A self-assignment actually, a challenge, or even a test, to see if a bit of human intervention on my part could convert a mature aspen in a small patch ...

A male grouse "drums" or beats its wings on its chest to attract a mate in spring. This year's drumming count across the ruffed grouse range in Minnesota was the highest since 1972, but a wet June may ...

Ten years ago I created an artificial ruffed grouse drumming log on my property south of town. My hope was the fake log would be to the liking of a romantic male grouse, and would ultimately become a ...