sage-grouse

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The National Audubon Society portion focuses on breeding areas for the greater sage-grouse in Wyoming and Montana.

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  1. A large North American grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, characteristic of the sage-brush regions of western North America. It is the largest grouse of that country, and nearly the largest bird of the family Tetraonidæ, though exceeded in size by the capercaillie. It feeds chiefly on the buds and leaves of Artemisia, from which its flesh acquires a bitter taste, and also on insects, especially grasshoppers, in consequence of which diet the stomach is much less muscular than is usual in this order of birds. See cut under Centrocercus.

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  • The National Audubon Society portion focuses on breeding areas for the greater sage-grouse in Wyoming and Montana. —  TreeHugger
  • Fish and Game organizes third round of volunteer sage-grouse counters
  • Partnered with others or by themselves, they'll be required about once a week to creep near sage-grouse breeding grounds - known as leks - during the dawn hours, count the number of males at each and then log it with the department.
  • Prarie-chickens and sage-grouse avoid nesting near tall structures. —  TreeHugger
  • If business as usual continues and more forward-thinking development strategies are not considered, sage-grouse populations will decline an additional 7 to 19 percent. —  The Nature Conservancy
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