Ruffed Grouse Gray Adult

He was strutting next to our car. I finally got out and interacted with him. I was clearly the object of his desire~




Ruffed Grouse display is a series of accelerating muffled thumps, produced by beating wings rapidly while standing, that sound like a distant motor starting (this low-pitched "drumming" is often felt rather than heard).



Both sexes give clucking notes and higher squeal when alarmed.