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April 17th, 2018

4/17/2018

 

COLD MORNING DOESN'T DISCOURAGE GROUSE

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On the early morning of Saturday, April 7th, a bus carrying 24 people journeyed to a pasture southwest of Naper, Nebraska to watch the male Sharp-tailed Grouse compete for the attention of the hens.  As the sun began to rise, several male grouse began their elaborate calls and their courtship dances despite the temperature in the single digits.  Several people took up positions in a photo blind that had been strategically set up by the Game & Parks Commission a couple weeks earlier.  Other people watched the annual mating ritual of the grouse from the bus.  Even though the birds seemed a little curious about the big yellow bus, they performed their dance within yards of the amazed visitors.

A little after 8am, the bus left the lek area and drove into Naper where the group enjoyed a nice hot breakfast at the Naper Cafe.  After breakfast, the group enjoyed informative presentations by Kelly & Jen Corman of the Northern Prairies Land Trust and Scott and Cassidy Wessel of the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission.  Land owner, Larry Anderson, and Tessa Combs of NRCS also addressed the group on ways that landowners can work with State and Federal Agencies for conservation opportunities.  The group then toured the White Horse Ranch Museum.

The tour was sponsored by The Northeast Nebraska RC&D and North Central RC&D in partnership with the Nebraska Game & Parks, the Northern Prairies Land Trust, the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project, NRCS, and the Nebraska Environmental Trust.


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