Ruffed Grouse
| Bonasa umbellus | Order: Galliformes | Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) |
Bonasa umbellus
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies)
The state bird of Pennsylvania is named for the ruff of feathers around the neck. Males produce their drumming sound by cupping air under their wings and flapping at an increasingly rapid rate.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- 2022 Duluth Christmas Bird Count, Part 2 2022
- October! 2022
- Superb Owl Sunday, 2021 2021
- Yard List 2020
- Grousing about viruses 2020
- Blast from the Past: Answering a Stupid Question--Nighthawk Caeca 2020
- Blast from the Past: Cestodes! 2020
- My Gratitude Folder 2020
- Cathy Zimmerman's Bobwhite 2019
- Superb Owl Sunday 2019 2019
- Our Far-Flung Correspondents: Brita and Odin, and Their Mom, Sarah 2018
- Get a Grip! 2018
- Taking a Giant Step Backwards on Lead 2017
- After Surgery 2017
- Moseying through the Bog 2017
- Ruffed Grouse 2017
- Superb Owl Sunday 2017
- Stephen Ingraham's Poems 2016
- Larking About with John Richardson 2016
- A Visit to the Audiologist 2014
- Where are the conservationist hunters of yesteryear? 2014
- A Walk in Port Wing 2013
- Review: Birding Apps (Nat Geo, Sibley, Peterson) 2012
- Book Review: Music of the Birds 2012
- Winter's Last Stand 2011
- Dave Barry on Homeowner's Insurance (Part I of a series) 2010
- Museum Collections 2009
- Ruffed Grouse 2008
- Environment Then and Now 2007
- Autumn Blues 2007
- Northern Pintail 2007
- Breeding Bird Survey 2007 2007
- Porcupine 2007
- Book Review: National Geographic Field Guide Fifth Edition and The Songs of Wild Birds 2006
- Al Hupila's Ruffed Grouse Story 2006
- Homeowners Insurance and Wildlife Damage 2006
- For the Birds at 20 Years! 2006
- Sharp-tailed Grouse 2006
- More Bad News: Shooting Owls 2005
- Nighthawks! 2005
- Aurora 2004
- Mourning Dove Season 2004
- Where the Boids Are 2003
- Isabella Christmas Bird Count 2003
- Christmas and Birds 2002
- Ice Storm 2002
- Steve Wilson's Spruce Grouse 2002
- Migration Disaster 2002
- Feeding Birds in August, Part II 2002
- Hunting 2001
- Night Sounds 2001
- Extraterrestrials 2001
- Rarities 2001
- Christmas 2000
- Hunting Stories 2000
- Thanksgiving Turkey Biology 2000
- Fish and Birds (Re-recorded from 1987) 2000
- Warblers and Edge 2000
- Black-backed Woodpecker 2000
- Jim Baker's Top Movie Awards for 1998 1999
- Silly Bird Names 1998
- Bird Feet 1998
- Gettysburg 1997
- Denizens of Darkness 1997
- Early Mating Rituals 1997
- Eureka! 1996
- Kowabunga! 1996
- Aspen Tree 1996
- Spruce Grouse 1996
- Groundhog Day 1996
- Looking for Mr. Spruce Grouse 1996
- Turkeys: The Inside Story 1995
- Bird Feeding 1995
- Breeding Bird Survey 1995
- Spruce Grouse 1995
- Snipe 1994
- Dave Barry 1994
- Bird Feet 1993
- Ruffed Grouse (Placeholder) 1993
- Tapeworms 1992
- Bird Feet 1992
- Ptarmigans 1991
- Feathers and bathing 1990
- Caeca: The Inside Story 1990
- Homeowner's Insurance 1990
- How the Raven Saved Christmas (Original) 1989
- Fall's here! 1989
- Birds Heard More Than Seen 1989
- Weird Bird Calls 1989
- Breeding Bird Survey 1989 1989
- Baby Bird Biology, Part I 1989
- What to do if you find a baby bird 1989
- Attracting Birds in Spring 1989
- What's Current in The Auk 1989
- Barred Owl 1989
- Contest results, part 2 1989
- Contest Update 1989
- Contest update 1989
- Attracting Birds 1989
- Christmas Bird Count 1988 Summary 1988
- Hawk Ridge Weekend 1988 1988
- Willow Ptarmigan 1988
- Fire and Birds 1988
- New Crow Hunting Season 1988
- How Birds Keep Warm 1988
- Martin Luther King, Jr. 1988
- Bird-eating Fish 1988
- Attack Birds 1987
- Fish and Birds (Original) 1987
- Silly Bird Names 1986
- Baby Birds, Part II (Original) 1986
Sound Recording
- Sedge Wren 2001