Sound Library - Ruffed Grouse

 

• Ruffed Grouse

  
  

  A male ruffed grouse claims his territory in the forest near Mammoth Hot Springs. During this ritual display, the grouse beats its wings in a series of thumps that builds to a resonant crescendo, the bird's wings blurring with speed.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS & MSU Acoustic Atlas/Jennifer Jerrett

  Date created:

  2020-10-14 00:00:00.0

 

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• Ruffed grouse, Minute Out in It (39 sec.): A male ruffed grouse claims his territory in the forest near Mammoth Hot Springs.