CHAPTER V 



GENERAL HABITS 



By Robert W. Darrow 



SEASONAL PATTERN 

 COMMON TO BOTH SEXES 



Mobility — Walking — Swimming — Flying — Flight Speed — Migration — Fall Dis- 

 persion (Crazy Flight) — Spring Shuffle — Territory — Breeding Territory — rYear 

 Around Territory — size — when chosen — relation to cover quality — seasonal shifts — 

 Gregariousness — Wariness — Primitive Tamcness — The Transition — Present Cau- 

 tion — Strategems — Tame Grouse — Feeding Habits — Actions — Time of Day — 

 Mating Habits — Interbreeding — Fighting - Roosting — Snow Roosting — 

 Dust Bathing — Adaptability to Chan(.in<; Environment — Tolerance of Other 

 Species 



CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MALE 



Drumming — The Drumming Performance — The Sound — how produced — Purpose 



— The Drumming Season — The Drumming Log — number of logs used — COURTSHIP 



— Strutting — Head-Twitching — Relation to the Nest — Relation to the Brood 



CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FEMALE 



Nesting Dates — Structure of the Nest — Habits During Laying and Incubation 



— Nesting Tolerance — Desertion — Renesting — Lack of Second Broods — Rela- 

 tion TO Brood — Defense of Chicks — Daily Activities — Control of Chicks — Double 

 Broods — Guidance 



CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BROOD 



Area Traversed — Hiding — Roosting — Feeding Habits — Dust Bathing — Gre- 

 gariousness. 



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SUMMARY 



Grouse exhibit a definite behavior pattern throughout the year in response to the environ- 

 ment and to the physiological changes which take place in the bird. (p. 250). 



Although the grouse is a sedentary bird and its flight limits usually short, it is capable of cov- 

 ering over a mile without stopping, (p. 253). 



