America's Funniest Bird?

The spruce grouse is an American comedian when defending a mating territory. Meet a few, and notice how each grouse has a distinct personality.

[@LeadwithNature]

Awesome, Bob. I love that you know individual birds all over the place. It's fabulous!

[@TheWorldofCaraCopia]

I'm in the Pacific Northwest and was looking up grouse videos. Yours is my absolute favorite. Such a great video! I name birds too. 😂

[@danw.andree8661]

They have such likable character. I like how close a person can get to them and how they strut around with their tail feathers in motion then will stop and briefly spread them like a little turkey. Beautiful bird. I filmed a ruffed grouse on her nest in my area, but the spruce grouse are quite a distance away on the opposite side of the state here in Minnesota. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the spruce grouse. Fun to watch.

[@dootgat]

This is the best video on KZbin, you should be on the Discovery channel!! Honestly love it

[@juliegogo2941]

A guy in Minnesota has some spruce grouse...the male sometimes thinks he is a tree and lands on his head. They indeed are funny. He made a grit station for them too. Thanks

[@leobachand8408]

Great video!!

[@notsohandytim5090]

We don't have Spruce Grouse in western Oregon, but one day in March a wild turkey followed me all day while I was working forest inventory. I went back to find him on opening day of turkey hunt, but he was nowhere to be found. I had grown kind of fond of him, so I wasn't too disappointed. 😏

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Sir,you are a saint.I am from tennessee and live in the appalacia mountains.I love all of the grouse species,but after watching this video,spruce grouse have to be my favorite.Many thanks sir,and you have a blessed day.😊😊😊😊

[@briennaasher26]

Too cute. I love them all.

[@mosswinkle3015]

Thanks for introducing us to your friends. We may have met one of them this summer in Lubec; we caught him dancing with a lady.

[@NitroBoarder17]

Spruce grouse are so cool. Ive seen them in northern Minnesota here and there, pretty rare though in my experience compared to the ruffed grouse. Great video. I enjoy hunting them though I've never taken a spruce grouse. Lovely birds, all the grouse are. Sorta sucks to hunt them in a sense because I just respect and enjoy them so much. The ones that come into the backyard and eat from the berry tree all fall, winter long are considered safe though haha. Amusing to watch them. Love the video and you have a great voice for it and the footage is great too.

[@alteredfrost6577]

Highly protected in Maine because they are endangered, and also extremely sociable, and rely off of their camo way too much

[@asherhiggins7853]

I’m beginning to reconsider my obsession with columbids.

[@allan640]

Their heads look like a pigeons heh

[@mr1pearl]

Ok so I like Louie the best what a character !

[@asherhiggins7853]

The anthropomorphism here is off the charts but these bird observations are S tier.

[@greeneyedbirdwatcher5806]

¡Amazing behavior!

[@mrmikes21]

Bob, I love your Birding videos! These guys are a favorite of mine, although I have unfortunately never been able to see one! I'm usually only in Maine durring the fall. Are they easier to find in spring when they are courting like this?