Two of us hiked around Ledbetter Point on the Long Beach peninsula
yesterday. We were watching some loons when we heard a sound neither of us
had heard before. A grouse drumming! It started very slow and gradually
increased speed until it was a low frequency roll. It was as though we FELT
it more than heard it. It was coming from back in the woods and seemed quite
close. Going by the guide books, we surmised RUFFED GROUSE. Good guess? But
why was it drumming this time of year? Any input on what we might have heard
is welcome.

Christy Anderson
Bellevue WA
christya at gte.net