ruffed grouse - bonasa umbellus - March 3, 2007
March 4th, 2007Bonasa umbellus - Ruffed Grouse
LOCATION: Canada: Ontario: City of Ottawa (formerly Osgoode Twsp): Wigney farm (front woodland path).
DATE: 03 March 2007 TIME: 0915 hrs.
WEATHER: approx. -1C, sunny.
HABITAT: Poplar, Birch, White Pine, Scotch Pine succession forest.
CREATURE: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse).
COUNT: One
LIFE_STAGE: Adult
HOW_CAUGHT: Seen, tracks.
REMARKS: Along forest trail. Sabrina startled a grouse that was hidden at the base of a salix among the dried remnants of fern stalks. It flew out of the bushes and almost crashed into me (I was a few paces behind). It continued its flight, but from the sound, may have landed in the branches of a grove of pines.
PHOTO FILE: of tracks on ground at base of tree — on drive - not posted to the net.
WRITTEN ACCOUNT: here.
