RECORD
Drumming Sites of the Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, in Western Washington
- Title:
- Drumming Sites of the Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, in Western Washington
- Creator:
- Salo, Leo J.
- Date Created:
- 1976
- Description:
- A preliminary study of drumming sites of the ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus, was conducted in the Cedar River watershed southeast of Seattle, Washington, in April and May 1974. Eight activity centers were located. Of the 11 drumming logs found, 10 were under low hanging branches of Tsuga heterophylla and Thuja plicata in otherwise mixed stands, but one log was on the edge of a small opening in an Alnus rubra - Acer circinatum stand, and completely exposed from above. Such openings, some with a dense growth of Rubus spectabilis, seem to be essential parts of the activity centers. The average intervals between successive drummings of individual birds ranged from 2.5 to 4.5 minutes.
- Document Type:
- Research Article
- Subjects:
- UIEF ruffed grouse drumming sites wildlife activity grouse activity wildlife
- Location:
- UIEF
- Latitude:
- 46.869607
- Longitude:
- -116.733856
- Publisher:
- Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board
- Department:
- Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences
- Type:
- Text
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Drumming Sites of the Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, in Western Washington", UIEF Research Exchange, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/uief/items/uief_0285.html
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- In copyright, educational use permitted.
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