Ruffed grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska.
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10 Facts About Ruffed grouse
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Ruffed grouse is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "partridge", an unrelated phasianid, and occasionally confused with the grey partridge, a bird of open areas rather than woodlands.
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Ruffed grouse is the preferred common name because it applies only to this species.
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Average life span of a ruffed grouse is one year, although some birds are thought to live for as long as eleven years.
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One Ruffed grouse crop yielded a live salamander in a salad of watercress.
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The ruffed grouse will maintain trails through the underbrush and pines like other forest creatures.
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Ruffed grouse frequently seek gravel and clover along road beds during early morning and late afternoon.
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The ruffed grouse relies entirely on a non-vocal acoustic display, known as drumming, unlike other grouse species.
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Male Ruffed grouse proclaims his property by engaging in a “drumming” display.
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Ruffed grouse population has a cycle, and follows the cycle no matter how much or how little hunting there is.
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