Joel Friedman of High Park, Illinois, says that in the book An Exaltation of Larks a list that includes a gatling of woodpeckers and a dropping of pigeons also contains a drumming of grouse. What opens the door for a great deal of speculation is that the terms used for groups of birds in the book may have received their first official stamp in medieval and 15th century social primers.
That would indicate that a drumming of grouse would be a term aimed possibly at red grouse. In any case, what led to the adoption of a fresh term for a bunchagrouse taking wing was that any term that previously covered the subject has been obscured to the point of invisibility as far as common usage is concerned.
Under the circumstances, if one does exist, it would seem to be ripe for replacement. Yes, a thunder of grouse has been chosen as a current means of conveying in a universally understood expression an awesome occurrence that if not shared could lead to internal harm to a person bursting to tell about the experience. But if anyone is familiar with another term that, in his or her mind, suits the occasion as well or better, go for it.
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Heat Hardy Chickens. Dual Purpose Chickens. Brown Egg Layers. Green and Blue Egg Layers. White Egg Layers. Habitat: Red Ruffed Grouse are usually found in forests and woodlands made up of broadleaf or coniferous trees. Status in the Wild: The red morph of the Ruffed Grouse is less common in the wild than the gray or black morph. Although Ruffed Grouse are hunted and have to deal with habitat destruction, they are still very plentiful in the wild. Status in Aviculture: Of the ten species of native grouse, the Ruffed Grouse is one of the most popular.
They adapt well to captivity. The red morph is harder to find in captivity. Breeding: The breeding season starts in spring, which is kicked off by the males doing their drumming displays. The drumming sound is created by the bird compressing air between his body and his rapidly beating wings.
It is a haunting sound. Male Red Ruffed Grouse will also raise his crest, neck ruff, and fan out his tail as part of his whirring display. Drumming deters other males and attracts females.
Courtship is brief, and females nest alone, laying eggs. Incubation is days in a small nest made as a depression next to a log, boulder, or stump for protection. Once hatched, the chicks are quick to become independent. They are considered precocial, meaning that they are all set to start feeding themselves as soon as they have fully dried from hatching. They begin to fly at five days old. The young birds are ready to go their separate ways and set up their territories in about 84 days.
Lifespan: Ruffed Grouse can live up to 8 years old if kept safe and in proper conditions. In the wild, they are unfortunately quite short-lived. The latter is massively important because the hen Grouse has to leave the nest to feed and whilst she uncovered chicks will quickly become soaked and chill. This is when the highest mortality seems to occur. The next time that young Grouse are at their most susceptible due to weather, is when they are too big to all be mothered and hence sheltered by the hen Grouse, but are not yet big enough to cope with the vagaries of the weather on their own.
Once they get to seven or eight weeks, they are generally able to cope, but flash floods and low temperatures can still be a killer. The other big killer is Louping ill, where the virus is prevalent. This is an increasing problem on both some north of England and Scottish Moors.
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