Moquah Barrens Sharp-tailed Grouse Viewing Opportunities - 2012

I just received and email from Brian Heeringa, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Biological Science Technician reminding the outdoor wildlife lovers that the Sharp-tailed Grouse viewing blind will soon be available for viewing the Moquah Barrens Lek

Brian Heeringa's email points out - "The blind will be set up near a lek (a lek is a gathering of males, of certain animal species, for the purposes of competitive mating display) and will be opened to the public from April 14 thru May 5, 2012."

For additional information or to signup to use the blind visit the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Washburn Wisconsin or call 715-373-2667

The following video and photos were shot last year on May 5th.

It is spring and the local bird watchers are out and about. We are lucky here in northern Wisconsin to have a population of Sharp-tailed Grouse in the Moquah Barrens that are monitored by Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. They maintain a blind that they invite wildlife lovers to use to observe spring Sharp-tailed Grouse mating behavior.