Mowich Lake is definitely Sooty Grouse habitat, i.e., W of Cascade crest,
high montane forest, c. 5000' elevation. I've seen very few Ruffed Grouse
that high up W of the Cascade crest.

Steve Loitz
Seattle, WA


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Vicki Biltz <vickibiltz at gmail.com> wrote:

> I assumed this was a Ruffed Grouse female, as it was at Mowich Lake this
> summer. Someone just sent me a message that it is a Sooty, and after
> looking it up, I agree with this. However, I didn't realize we could find
> them here. Any ideas?
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/9188454900/lightbox/
>
> Thanks
> Vicki Biltz
> Bonney Lake, WA
>
>
> vickibiltz at gmail.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/
>
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