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This Ruffed Grouse arrived in front of the Ontario FeederWatch cam with an appetite this week! Watch it fill up on seeds and depart in high-flying fashion (for a grouse). 🚀 See it LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/FeederWatchCam | Bird Cams

Sound on to hear the drumming 🔊 This is the breeding display of the ruffed grouse, the analogue to sage-grouse strutting or sharp-tailed grouse dancing. They are similar to dusky grouse in that they are not in a concentrated lek, but instead form territories. Ruffed grouse will generally find a downed log, their drumming log, and use it to drum on much like a stage. They are not actually hitting the log. But it can sound a little like it if you hear them in person. The sound is just from moving

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

Last week, before the Ontario FeederWatch Cam went live, we watched a Ruffed Grouse and some Blue Jays in a rather hysterical fuss over access to the seed tray and some peanuts. Who reigned? Enjoy this pre-launch clip and keep watching as we move further into fall and winter, something new to see each day! Want to learn more about the birds you'll see on this cam? Look for the species info tab under the live stream. Click on the species name for even more information. AllAboutBirds.org/feederwat

Male Ruffed Grouse: The Forest's Thunderous Drummer! #RuffedGrouse #wildlifedisplay The male Ruffed Grouse is a striking bird known for its dramatic courtship display. Found in North American forests, it sports mottled brown feathers with a distinctive black "ruff" around its neck, which it fans out during its drumming display. To attract mates, the male performs a unique drumming sound by rapidly beating its wings, creating a low, thumping noise that echoes through the woods. This display, comb

Meet the ruffed grouse! Ruffed grouse are the most widely distributed resident game bird in North America, found in 39 U.S. States and all Canadian provinces. In the Eastern U.S., their range extends from Maine down to the North Georgia mountains where they are found in high elevations and have a long history and importance to the hunters in the Blue Ridge region. These ground-nesting birds are slightly larger than a pigeon and will typically only fly short distances to safety after being flushe