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| Where do spruce grouse live? |
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| Northern coniferous forests or taigas |
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| What percent of adult spruce grouse migrate,and how far do they go? |
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| 25%, 5-10 miles between breeding and wintering ranges |
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| What is the habitat of spruce grouse? |
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| Early successional conifer-dominated forests |
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| What are spruce grouse feeding habits? |
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Herbivores that consume small amounts of animal matter during the snow free periods of the year.
Main food item is needles from pines |
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| How big wintering flocks? |
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| What is important to the diet of chicks? |
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| When do most clutches hatch? |
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65% hatch in a ten day period in early june
Incubation lasts about 21 days |
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| What is used to survey populations? |
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| Wing clap survey, Line transects |
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| What is the primary conservation method for spruce grouse? |
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Fires
Burned pine forests support grouse at maximum densities for 10-15 years |
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