Date:         Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:00:38 -0500
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From:         Robert Ringler <ringler@QIS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Ruffed Grouse morphs in Maryland
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Marshall,
    Red is the only type in Maryland.  It is the southern form.  The gray
morph is in the northern part of the range.

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: Marshall Iliff <Miliff@AOL.COM>
To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:34 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Ruffed Grouse morphs in Maryland


> Marylanders,
>
>        I have a question for those of you in western MD (J.B.? Ray Kiddy?)
> who get a chance to see Ruffed Grouse more often than I do. Ruffed Grouse
is
> known to occur in two color morphs, red and gray, which should be
distinctive
> enough to be identified in the field. I have never paid much attention to
> which types I have seen in Maryland and I've probably seen fewer than 10
> grouse total in the state. I have an impression of which form is more
common
> but can't really recall for sure.
>        Do any of you have notes, photos, opinions, or impressions of which
> form is more common in our state? Have you definitely seen both types? Is
one
> type more common in Garrett County and another in the Valley & Ridge areas
of
> Allegany, Washington, and Frederick Counties?
>        I'd also be interested to know if anyone has photos of Ruffed
Grouse
> from MD which might shed some light on this question.
>        A paper written Steven Feldstein (Feldstein, S.B. 1997. An
annotated
> list of the field identifiable and non-field identifiable bird subspecies
and
> morphs of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Birds 11:178-186.) says that both
forms
> occur in Pennsylvania but that the red morph is more common...
>
> Best,
>
> Marshall Iliff
>
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> Marshall Iliff
> miliff@aol.com
> Annapolis, MD
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