Subject: [Tweeters] Grouse on Mt Rainier?
Date: Sat Nov 28 18:39:28 PST 2020
From: Steve Loitz - steveloitz at gmail.com

I agree with Mason that it is likely a Sooty Grouse. FWIW, there are Spruce
Grouse at and around Paradise.

On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 6:25 PM Mason Maron <mmaron101 at gmail.com> wrote:


> 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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