Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain

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Re: Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain

Post by pcg » February 11th, 2017, 7:32 pm

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.
Although often observed close to the ground, grouse can be high in trees as well.
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Re: Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain

Post by kepPNW » February 12th, 2017, 9:45 am

pcg wrote:
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.
Although often observed close to the ground, grouse be high in trees as well.
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Re: Hoot/bellow on Larch Mountain

Post by Chazz » April 27th, 2017, 10:35 am

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.

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