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The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus , the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska , much of Northern and Western Canada , and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States .
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...
The Sandhills are home to 314 vertebrate species including mule deer, whitetail deer, jackrabbits, pronghorn antelope, elk, coyotes, red fox, Western meadowlarks (the Nebraska state bird), prairie dogs, bull snakes, prairie rattlesnakes, ringnecked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, badgers, ground squirrels, skunks, native bat species and many ...
Sep. 13—The season of long walks with a shotgun is upon us. Washington's forest grouse hunting season begins Sunday, drawing hunters into the woods with dreams of wingbeats. Some hunters view ...
Upland hunters use all types of shotguns from break-action single-shots to semi-automatics, calibered from .410 bore through to 12-gauge.The quintessential shotgun for upland hunting is a double-barrel shotgun in a smaller gauge such as a 16-, 20-or 28-gauge, using small round pellets known as birdshots, which are also commonly used in duck hunting.
Sharptail numbers were down 13% from last year, the department said. Statewide, biologists observed 2,639 sharptails on spring ... North Dakota spring sharptail, sage grouse numbers decline while ...
Plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) Upland sandpiper ...
The greater prairie-chicken was almost extinct in the 1930s due to hunting pressure and habitat loss. In Illinois alone, in the 1800s, the prairie-chicken numbered in the millions. It was a popular game bird, and like many prairie birds, which have also suffered massive habitat loss, it is now on the verge of extinction, with the wild bird ...