Date:         Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:02:16 -0500
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From:         Kathy Klimkiewicz <kathy_klimkiewicz@USGS.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Ruffed Grouse morphs in Maryland
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I have only seen the red morph in Maryland and Virginia.

Cheers,
Kathy Klimkiewicz
Laurel MD




                    Marshall Iliff
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                    12/19/01 02:34 AM
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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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