That would be a Sooty Grouse, you're correct; the only other gamebird up
there should be White-tailed Ptarmigan, which is obviously not dark in
coloration this time of year.

Mason Maron

On Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 6:21 PM AMK17 <amk17 at earthlink.net> wrote:


>

> Out snowshoeing today at Paradise and observed a very dark almost black

> grouse in flight in tree tops. It called softly as it flew. Face looked

> mostly dark as well. What grouse sp would be up there now? Assumed it was

> a Sooty. It was so dark.

>

> Thanks in advance,

> AKopitov

> Seattle

>

> AMK17

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