The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird since 1931.This brown, chicken-like bird gets its name from the black "ruffs" on the side of its neck.It was an important part of the food supply ...

On a recent trip to Bogus Basin to escape the heat and check in on the still active mountain bird community, I was attacked by a ruffed grouse. I was driving slowly on the dirt road to Mores Mountain, ...

Do you hear the call? It might be Ohio's wild turkey population, and you can help keep track of how many birds there are. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources asks Ohioans to report any wild ...

Apr. 11—In addition to the Sharpie Shack, Dan Svedarsky has a prairie chicken blind — dubbed the "Taj Ma Chicken" — on a nearby booming ground. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge a few miles to ...

The Biden administration took steps Thursday to safeguard an iconic bird species of the Western United States — but did so in only two out of the 10 states where such protections were anticipated. The ...

When it comes to impressing the ladies, greater sage-grouse males know that smooth dance moves trump combative posturing. Indeed, new Yale research into these prairie-dwelling birds confirms that ...

Perhaps even more than drumming counts, weather conditions during the breeding season in late May and early June drive ruffed ...

DULUTH — It was the Friday before Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season when the dog and I went for a walk in the grouse woods about a half hour north of town. I was mostly looking for some ...

In addition to the Sharpie Shack, Dan Svedarsky has a prairie chicken blind — dubbed the “Taj Ma Chicken” — on a nearby booming ground. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge a few miles to the east ...