Ruffed Grouse Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Have you ever walked in the woods and heard a mysterious thumping sound, like someone trying to start an old engine that won’t quite turn over? You probably heard the unique behavior of a ruffed grouse drumming! Starting around this time of year, male ruffed grouse will jump up on a log, stump or rock and drum. They trap air between their wings and bodies, flapping in faster and faster succession, creating a vacuum of air that creates the characteristic thumping noise. Males use this behavior to
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The male Ruffed Grouse performs a unique drumming act in the fall and spring. He will stand on top of a fallen log or stone, so he can be high above the ground. Then he will beat his wings against the air making a deep, thumping sound that can be heard up to a half mile away. All to get across the message that this is his territory so other males should stay away while also welcoming any females to come closer. The male in this video was performing for visitors at Stony Man summit last Monday fo
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The ruffed grouse is hard to see, but its drumming is a fixture of many spring forests. If you look closely, however, you'll see the male’s signature display doesn’t involve "drumming" on anything but air! © David & Laura Hughes | West Virginia Nature Conservancy
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Have you ever seen or heard the Ruffed Grouse's haunting air drumming? How the birds produce their unusual thrumming was a long-time mystery, until wildlife cinematography got involved: http://ow.ly/9As830kXLrn | National Audubon Society
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Footage of Ruffed Grouse Drumming is Simply Stunning
Footage of Ruffed Grouse Drumming is Simply Stunning
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🦅 The moment your dog locks up. The flush. The shot. The rush. These moments define upland hunting—but they don’t happen by chance. Without conservation, the drumming of spring and the flush of fall will fade into memory. Habitat loss is taking its toll, and bird numbers are dropping fast. Hunters before us stepped up. Now, it’s our turn. Your membership in the Ruffed Grouse Society directly funds habitat restoration to keep our forests—and our traditions—alive. 🔥 Don’t just hunt. Be a conserv
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