Today’s bird

Spruce Grouse

Canachites canadensis

Family: Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Spruce Grouse is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. The nest is lined with grasses, leaves, and a few feathers.

  2. Eggs are about 40 mm (1.6 in) and are tawny olive or buff, marked with blotches of brown.

  3. Spruce grouse eggs are taken by American red squirrels, gray foxes, weasels, and possibly corvids.

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