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8/13/06

To Spruce Grouse fans:

I discovered that I had a copy of Bent's 1932 (reprinted) Life History series - Gallinaceous Birds at the very bottom of a box of books. I have very few of that series left.

He has the range of the "canadensis" subspecies coming down into northern Washington (Chapoka Mountain and Barron). I don't know how many Barrons there are in Washington, but one was located at Hart's Pass!

He has the Franklin's Grouse (as a full species) "probably (west to) Chiliwack" in BC. That puts it smack dab in the border territory I've been trying to have recognized as Spruce Grouse territory! He also has it as far as Mt.Hood in Oregon.

So long,

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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