Ptarmigans???

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KathyW

Ptarmigans???

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I saw two of these birds at Taboose Pass on Saturday:

Are these White-tailed Ptarmigans?:

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Ptarmigans are pretty cool. They walk around cooing, while waddling around like they're drunk

White tailed ptarmigan on Top of the World (Mammoth Mtn, May 2005)
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By Wanda Lake (Sept 2001)
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By Muriel Lake (Sept 2004)
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chicks by Muriel Lake (Sept 2004)
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They didn't act very frightened when I went by. That was the first time I saw them with their coat mostly white, so they looked different than other grouse I've seen out there.
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