Perhaps the most diverse and abundant birds during these early days of October are the sparrows. This is an interesting time, where the local residents mix with migrants and maybe even some early ...

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 attract ...

RED LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Minn.-Traffic noise isn't a problem, but a forest full of sounds competes for Gretchen Mehmel's ears on this crisp Monday morning. Pileated woodpeckers hammer away ...

I’ve come to appreciate ruffed grouse more than any other bird, and its “shapeshifter” ability is a prime reason why. A male ruffed grouse is strutting in a declaration of self-importance. With tail ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. On Mother’s Day just before dusk, I saw an amazing sight just outside my ...

Feb. 2—You would think a ruffed grouse would know better. After all, they are without doubt Maine's most popular game bird. Just about every carnivore bigger than a shrew thinks they are tasty. A ...

Walter the ruffed grouse began pecking around Todd Westward's backyard while his wife and daughters were on vacation — now, they hang out every day While Mary Beth Westward and her two daughters were ...

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources this week announced the annual spring drumming survey of ruffed grouse showed below-average counts while the spring waterfowl breeding survey ...

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 ...

I have fond memories of creating an artificial ruffed grouse drumming log on my property. I was hoping the fake log would attract a romantic male grouse, and would become the stage for his unusual, ...