[obol] Re: Coos/Curry Coastal Sooty Grouse
- From: "Wayne Hoffman" <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx>, <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:30:37 -0700
Hi –
Two comments about coastal Sooty Grouse: First, Back in the 1970s I saw a
brood of Blue Grouse on the trail out to the end of Cape Sebastian (Curry
County) in mid-summer. This was before they had evolved into Sooty Grouse.
Second, In some grouse species, juveniles have a fall dispersal period in which
they seem to make substantial flights, I think mainly nocturnal. I do not know
if this is known for Sooties.
Wayne
From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Tim Rodenkirk
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 7:22 PM
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [obol] Coos/Curry Coastal Sooty Grouse
A few days back Knute Andersson sent me a photo of a SOOTY GROUSE he took about
a mile from the coast where he lives SW of Langlois in Curry. I thought wow,
how crazy, this is a species we normally see MILES inland and mostly at higher
elevations.
This evening, on my way out of the north spit of Coos bay where I was working,
sitting on the sand road just 1/4 mile from the beach, was a juvie SOOTY
GROUSE- wow! My work partner stopped the truck and asked what it was because
it was just sitting in the road. I would expect maybe a Ruffed in this habitat
in Coos maybe every 10 yrs. or so but a Sooty- wow! It is not like there is a
mountainous area just next to the coast like many areas on the north coast, it
is miles (like 15) to the closest suitable breeding habitat?
Incredible! First in my 15+ years of birding the coast in Coos?
Many pipits on the south end of the north spit but still no Laplands. Slow year
for them so far.
Merry migration!
Tim R
Coos Bay
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