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Re: Status of Ruffled Grouse in Carolinas



Linda,

I am originally from Greenville,SC, and visit
Sassafrass Mountain, in Pickens County,SC
every Spring to find Grouse for my year list.
Had a great look at one in 2001 on the road
up the mountain.

Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
mailto:scompton@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Sharp" <nljsharp@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Carolina Birds Post" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: Status of Ruffled Grouse in Carolinas


> Two weekends ago I went on a Sierra Club outing which was lead by my
husband
> Norm of the Ashmore Heritage Trust Preserve in northeastern Greenville
> County. I was a rather rigorous hike which ended up being almost nine
miles.
> When I pulled out my pack and boots the night before and announced to my
> husband and son I was coming along,  I was told since the hike would be
> moving fast I was not to think about holding up the group to look at
birds,
> so I put my binoculars in the bottom of my pack. I felt this was good
> compromise in a marriage between an avid hiker and a birder. About an hour
> in to the hike my son Jacob who was walking slightly ahead of the group
> spotted a Ruffled Grouse on the trail. The bird moved slightly off the
trail
> as the group approached, but stayed in view for several minutes as if it
had
> no fear of humans, which delighted the rest of the group. In my six years
of
> birding, I  have only encountered Ruffled Grouse one other time on my
> sister's property in Northern Vermont. From looking at range maps in my
> field guides it occurs in the mountains of both Carolinas and is on many
> checklists I have for those areas. Since I have not heard in mentioned
> mentioned much on Carolinabirds,  I was wondering if it is seen often in
the
> Carolinas?
>
>  Linda Sharp
> Greenville, SC
> (864)  268-9409
> nljsharp@worldnet.att.net
>