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Common NameSpruce Grouse
Scientific NameCanachites canadensis
Type of ReportRare Species
Date of Observation07/21/2023
Number Observed1
Reporting Observer's NameKeane Mahoney
Mailing Address80 Beech St
Essex Junction, VT 05452
United States
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Date Completed11/22/2024
Names & Emails of Other Contributing Observers

Report being submitted by Allan Strong on Keane's behalf

Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide)44°19'22"N
Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide)72°53'04"W
Place NameCamel's Hump
TownshipDuxbury
CountyWashington
Time of Day04:28 PM
Length of Time ObservedVideo is 18 seconds
Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet)Pretty close
Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet)Also pretty close
Optical Equipment Used for Observation

Video with cell phone

Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species

None

I certify that any attachments included with this report were captured during this observation event​​.
Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation

See video sent separately to Kent McFarland

IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different?

Rusty outer tail feathers should eliminate Ruffed Grouse.

Other Notes & Comments

Keane's roommate, a student at UVM sent me the video after the two of them had a conversation about grouse. I looked at the video and it looks good to me for Spruce Grouse. Since we don't have any recent records for Spruce Grouse outside of the Nulhegan Basin, it seems like this was worth documenting. The video file is too big for this form, so I am sending it via file transfer to Kent.

Kent Note: File is located at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13UNSYMa9ZCE-K0ECkBbr-11QnzStCt3d?usp=sharing

This report was written from notes taken:Written from Memory