RUFFED GROUSE AND AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
Annual data comparisons are described for …
Ruffed grouse are listed as species of greatest conservation need in 18 State Wildlife Action Plans. STATUS IN MICHIGAN, 2016 .
The 5-year (2004-2008) mean drumming index of 0.04 drummers per stop in the primary grouse range is 96% less than 25 years ago (DI = 0.89; 1979-1983; P < 0.01) and is the lowest level recorded since the 1940’s. Conservation status. STATUS AND PROBLEMS OF NORTH AMERICAN GROUSE A Contribution from the Wilson Ornithological Society Conservation Committee North American grouse fall into three overlapping groups: the ptarmigans-Willow (Lagopzbs lagopus), Rock ( L. nutus), and White-tailed Ptarmigan (L. lez~urus) -breeding on the arctic tundra, in the far northern brushlands, and above timberline on … Ruffed grouse appear to be extirpated from 15 counties and this extirpation trend is likely to exceed 25 counties within a few years if no major forest disturbance occurs. Ryan Vander Wagen, C. Alan Stewart and Lori Sargent . 1 and 2). The number of traps was reduced from 24 to 16 on 7 October (Fig.
Least Concern Scientific classification; Kingdom: Animalia: Phylum: Chordata : Class: ... Ruffed grouse is the preferred common name because it applies only to this species. 3) by removing the tops of 8 traps.
However, no research programs on the conservation status of ruffed grouse are currently underway in the Rocky Mountain Region. Ruffed grouse populations have declined to very low levels based on “drumming” surveys and hunter harvest records (Backs 2008). Distribution and Status of the Ruffed Grouse 9 The Ruffed Grouse as a Game Bird 10 Ruffed Grouse Habitat and Food Requirements 11 Ruffed Grouse Habitat Management 13 Data Analysis 16 Bird Conservation Region Assessments BCR 4 – Boreal Forest 19 BCR 5 – Northern Pacific Rainforest 22 BCR 6 – Boreal Taiga Plains 26 BCR 8 – Boreal Softwood Shield Forest 29 BCR 10 – Northern … Fall Juvenile /Adult Ratios Twenty-four clover-leaf traps were established beginning 12 September within and around the 1982, 1983 and 1986 release areas (Figs. STATUS OF RUFFED GROUSE REINTRODUCTIONS IN ILLINOIS.
Three adult grouse (2 males, 1 female) were captured in 689 …
A reassessment of the ruffed grouse distribution and relative conservation status was conducted in 2008. Last month New Jersey closed the hunting season (just like Indiana did several years ago).
DENVER, CO- The Service is initiating its formal status review of the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act by requesting information from a broad array of state and federal agencies and tribes, along with industry and local conservation partners, about the ground-dwelling bird’s population and efforts to protect its sagebrush habitat.
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ABSTRACT Hunter cooperator surveys, spring breeding surveys, and mail harvest surveys are conducted each year to monitor Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) and American woodcock (Scolopax minor) populations.