White Grouse, Snow Grouse, Willow Grouse, Alaska Grouse, Alexander's Ptarmigan, Common Ptarmigan Characteristics Average wt. 1.25 lb (.57 kg); Average length (bill to tail) 15"-17" (28-43 cm ...

One nice day in September, I walked with a few friends in a subalpine meadow of no-longer-blooming wildflowers with small shrub thickets scattered ...

Willow ptarmigan numbers appear fair to good in Unit 13B this winter. The extended season, open until Feb. 15, gives hunters another six weeks to have a shot at these fine game birds. Heavy snow ...

A male willow ptarmigan struts his stuff during breeding season. (Photo by Steve Meyer) A male willow ptarmigan nestled into snow at the base of willow shrub, his eyes shut and his red eye comb ...

They have more to forage on with many Alpine flowers blooming, willow catkins, ... The white-tailed ptarmigan, the only species of ptarmigan in Colorado, is about 12 inches long, and weighs just ...

Fri., Oct. 3, 2014 Willow ptarmigan. ... White-tailed ptarmigan are the species you’re most likely to see in the North Cascades and high areas of Montana and British Columbia.

White-tailed ptarmigan are the smallest members of the grouse family, weighing from 11 to 19 ounces. They range from Alaska and western Canada to northern New Mexico.

The willow ptarmigan is the official state bird of Alaska. Syracuse, N.Y. -- I'm a novice birder, but I can appreciate the enthusiasm and excitement of those who spot a bird that has rarely, if ...

A couple of weeks ago, I came home to a distressed message on my answering machine. The voice on the other end exclaimed, “Kim! Where are the white-tailed ptarmigan?!” The distraught messenger is a ...

Carloads of birders from across the region have visited the shore of Lake Ontario, near Watertown, over the last few days hoping to glimpse a rare avian visitor from the Arctic tundra. Late last ...

White Grouse, Snow Grouse, Willow Grouse, Alaska Grouse, Alexander's Ptarmigan, Common Ptarmigan Characteristics Average wt. 1.25 lb (.57 kg); Average length (bill to tail) 15"-17" (28-43 cm ...