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ML2382

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

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Contributor

Robert C. Stein Media from this contributor
Randolph Little Media from this contributor

Date

20 Jun 1963

Location

Ojibway Provincial Park; Sioux Lookout Road
Ontario, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Sounds
Call
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

At edge of old logging trail. Female was strutting with ruff and tail spread and creeping along in the brush. She emitted mews and other odd sounds (hisses, "whits", whines and grunts). We thought chicks were hidden nearby but did not see any. Weather: Wind.

Additional species

  • Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
  • Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
  • Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
  • Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius
  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  • White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

Technical information

Recorder
NAGRA III-B
Microphone
AKG 200
Accessories
Parabola 91.4cm/30.5cm (36in/12in)

Archival information

Digitized
6 Jun 2002 - Martha Fischer

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