Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruffed Grouse collision

[Jeff Holbrook]

Years ago, I flushed a grouse in old field that had patches of dogwood,  
multiflora rose, open grassy areas along with goldenrod. The tallest brush  
in the old field was probably no more than seven feet high. The grouse  
flushed and flew about twenty yards flying low to the ground. It crashed  
right into the only patch of dogwood in its way then fell into the snow.  
It stood there looking at me and I at it. After about ten seconds of no  
movement from either of us it flew into the bush again! It repeated this  
process several times. Eventually it got around the bush and flew off into  
the nearby woodlands. It didn't appear to be hurt by the collisions but  
this was likely due the small size and flexibility of what it was running  
into.


Kind Regards,

Jeff Holbrook,
Corning, NY

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruffed Grouse collision

[Robin Cisne]

I had a notable collision with a Ruffed Grouse several years ago while
garage sale-ing along a back road in Danby on the second or third day of
March.  Something large and brownish flew across the road, right in front of
the car, and while I was processing what I'd seen and figuring out what it
was, a great cantaloupe-sized WHUMP slammed into my windshield.  I stopped
the car and walked back, and found a dying grouse.  No doubt he had been
pursuing a female.  After he was gone I put the body into a shopping bag I'd
serendipitously left in the car, took him home, and put him in the freezer
until I could get him to a taxidermist.

He's been a member of the family ever since.  We call him Roger, since that
was what he was up to. ; )  And we even made up a cheerfully tasteless song
about him (sung to the tune of "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer"):

 Roger, the randy Ruffed Grouse,
 Flew across a country road
 After a fleeting female
 Hoping he could ... [this part is censored]

 And then along came Robin
 Searching for EAPG*.
 She didn't see poor Roger
 Now he's taxidermy!


*Early American Pattern Glass, c. 1835-1915.  I apologize in advance if I
have offended anyone.
Happy birding —
Robin



On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:13 AM, John and Sue Gregoire wrote:

> While we were out tracking skunks yesterday (and there was plenty of track
> as they
> wake for the breeding season) we flushed a Ruffed Grouse. As usual it beat
> out of
> cover but then slammed into tree branches much like a flushed turkey.
>
> It was a few minutes later when we heard wing flutter and closed on the
> grounded
> grouse which appeared to have a damaged wing. We recovered the bird and
> delivered it
> to a Schuyler rehabber.
>
> We've spent a lot of time birding and generally off the beaten path over
> the years
> but this is the first such incident we've ever seen or heard of. Thought
> we'd pass
> it along. Have any of you seen/heard of such an avian accident?
> --
> John and Sue Gregoire
> Field Ornithologists
> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
> 5373 Fitzgerald Road
> Burdett,NY 14818-9626
>  Website: 
> http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ruffed Grouse collision

[Alan Mapes]

Grouse are usually good about dodging hazards as they burst out of 
cover, however, I found this on the Maine Ruffed Grouse Society website:


"In early fall, birds of the year may exhibit a strange period of 
restlessness known as the “fall shuffle” or “crazy flight.” During this 
time, some young grouse take off in apparently undirected flight and a 
few are killed when they crash into trees, fences, windows or the sides 
of building. The fall shuffle may serve to scatter broods and expand or 
disperse the population."


I've had a few turned in at the environmental center where I worded 
(Five Rivers in Delmar), having hit windows during the fall flight time. 
It's always sad to loose one to injury with a population that seems 
really down, at least in this part of the state.


Alan Mapes
Delmar (grew up in Cayuga County)


John and Sue Gregoire wrote:

While we were out tracking skunks yesterday (and there was plenty of track as 
they
wake for the breeding season) we flushed a Ruffed Grouse. As usual it beat out 
of
cover but then slammed into tree branches much like a flushed turkey.

It was a few minutes later when we heard wing flutter and closed on the grounded
grouse which appeared to have a damaged wing. We recovered the bird and 
delivered it
to a Schuyler rehabber.

We've spent a lot of time birding and generally off the beaten path over the 
years
but this is the first such incident we've ever seen or heard of. Thought we'd 
pass
it along. Have any of you seen/heard of such an avian accident?
--
John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
"Conserve and Create Habitat"




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[cayugabirds-l] Ruffed Grouse collision

[John and Sue Gregoire]

While we were out tracking skunks yesterday (and there was plenty of track as 
they
wake for the breeding season) we flushed a Ruffed Grouse. As usual it beat out 
of
cover but then slammed into tree branches much like a flushed turkey.

It was a few minutes later when we heard wing flutter and closed on the grounded
grouse which appeared to have a damaged wing. We recovered the bird and 
delivered it
to a Schuyler rehabber.

We've spent a lot of time birding and generally off the beaten path over the 
years
but this is the first such incident we've ever seen or heard of. Thought we'd 
pass
it along. Have any of you seen/heard of such an avian accident?
--
John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Road
Burdett,NY 14818-9626
 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/
"Conserve and Create Habitat"




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