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Ruffed Grouse

The ruffed grouse is a buff-brown bird with a small crest on the top of its head and a dark band along the end of its tail. When flushed it will fly off with a roar of its wings. When courting, males dispaly their tail and ruff around their neck, while beating their wings with a deep drumming sound. Nests are found under shrubs or near the base of trees and up to 15 young are reared at a time.

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Here is a list of other representative species in gullies:

Black-billed Magpie
Blue Grouse
Brewer’s Blackbird
Eastern Kingbird
Great Horned Owl
Lazuli Bunting
Long-eared Owl
Nashville Warbler
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Rufous Hummingbird
Western Kingbird

Photo:
Ruffed Grouse- Copyright Ducks Unlimited Canada
Blue Grouse - Jared Hobbs

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