Grouse Drumming
Grouse Drumming
Apr 24, 2025
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Have you ever walked in the woods and heard a mysterious thumping sound, like someone trying to start an old engine that won’t quite turn over? You probably heard the unique behavior of a ruffed grouse drumming! Starting around this time of year, male ruffed grouse will jump up on a log, stump or rock and drum. They trap air between their wings and bodies, flapping in faster and faster succession, creating a vacuum of air that creates the characteristic thumping noise. Males use this behavior to
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Male ruffed grouse are known for their territorial display called drumming, but the grouse’s wings do not actually strike anything. Each thump you hear is air filling the vacuum created by the bird’s wings, similar to how lightning produces thunder. This grouse was recorded in Zaleski State Forest. | Your Wild Ohio - Hunter
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The ruffed grouse is hard to see, but its drumming is a fixture of many spring forests. If you look closely, however, you'll see the male’s signature display doesn’t involve "drumming" on anything but air! © David & Laura Hughes | West Virginia Nature Conservancy
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