The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird ... An adult drummer's band is uniform and continuous across all tail feathers. Adult grouse molt once each year from July into September.

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Tail feathers held high, male grouse perform before the watching females, whistling and sucking in air to fill those air sacs, then pushing the air out to make a popping sound. The whole walk is ...