Although often observed close to the ground, grouse can be high in trees as well.arlohike wrote:... I could have sworn the sound was coming from the trees way overhead. But that must have been a trick of acoustics, because a knowledgeable friend heard it with me once and also said it was a grouse.
Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain
Re: Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain
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Re: Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain
Definitely.pcg wrote:Although often observed close to the ground, grouse be high in trees as well.arlohike wrote:... I could have sworn the sound was coming from the trees way overhead. But that must have been a trick of acoustics, because a knowledgeable friend heard it with me once and also said it was a grouse.
Karl
Back on the trail, again...
Back on the trail, again...
Re: Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain
I heard the same thing on the Hunchback Mountain/Green Canyon trail. It was cold, foggy and the sound was creepy. Very surprised to learn that it was a grouse when I researched it.