[mou-net] Sharp Tailed Grouse - Back on the Lek - Mound Spiring SNA

Just a few minutes ago while driving through Mound Spring SNA along 240th Ave in Yellow Medicine County, 3 female Sharp Tailed Grouse flushed from the ditch- at which point I noticed 2 males having a dance-off on the lek. This is the southernmost (and hilliest) portion of the SNA, coordinates here:

[mou-net] Sharp Tailed Grouse - Yellow Med Co - Mound Spring Prairie

At 4:30 this afternoon, I spotted 5 Sharp-Tailed Grouse in a stubble field on the west side of Yellow Medicine County Rd 15, rough estimate of 200 yards south of 250th St, one of the east-west minimum maintenance roads that cut through Mound Spring Prairie SNA/WMA. The birds were on fenced-in priv

[mou-net] Sharp-tailed Grouse Lyon Ctu

8:15 am Found a STGR perched on a fence on the E side of CR 66, 150 yds S of 210 ST. Was able to drive up and observe @ 15 yards for several minutes before it flew N. Good numbers of geese in vicinity of Coon Creek WMA. Joel Claus Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

[mou-net] Sharp tailed grouse

While driving north on I-35 this morning I had a flock of about 15 sharp tailed grouse fly over the highway in Pine County. I've been driving around and through Pine County for many years and have never seen these birds. I know they have been here for a while though but not in great numbers. L