Spruce Grouse
Falcipennis canadensis
Synopsis:
Restricted to foothills and slopes of the Wallowa Mountains.
Habitat Associations:
strong
Northeast Mixed Conifer Forest (512878 acres)
Subalpine Grassland (73611 acres)
lesser
Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer (197012 acres)
Relative Detectability:
Individuals usually are difficult to detect. Nesting is
confirmed mainly by noting fledglings with adults.
Challenge:
Continue to monitor status of this uncommon, highly localized,
vulnerable species.