Male Ruffed Grouse Drumming

Male Ruffed Grouse drumming, Canmore, Alberta

[@PianoNBS]

* Gasoline Generator Startup Noises *

[@DTA-me3kv]

I always thought it sounded like a tractor trying to start

[@brycecharles3856]

When I would hear it by my parents house in the woods I would think it was a four wheeler and I would get paranoid. My dad finally told me what it was

[@isabellam1936]

My parents lived in Bland Virginia and I’d spend a lot of time in the forest there looking for bones and exploring. I’d always hear this motor sound like a generator. I immediately thought it was someone cooking moonshine or meth in the woods. When I’d walk towards this motor sound there’d always be nothing there and it would stop. It was the strangest thing. This happened at least six times. So a few years later I get the idea to Google “strange motor sound in woods” and this bird called a grouse kept coming up so I KZbin searched it and that was the sound!!! I never would have thought it was a bird because the only thing it sounded like was man-made in everything I knew about nature at the time. So fascinating and cool to have my years long mystery final solved. And I learned I wasn’t crazy and the sound was very much real. Lol

[@alexandercrash2191]

I'm here for the same reason as everyone else it seems.

[@Drgunzo616]

I kept hearing this towards the lake south of my property. I thought it was a generator at once of the lake houses. When I started seeing a grouse under my bird feeder in the winter I started watching videos about them. Finally knew what the generator noise was.

[@susanhendler5633]

Heard one this morning up here in the ADKS, NY. Spring is here

[@kdog_mf_mtour8427]

Susan Hendler Gotta love it here

[@johnheigis83]

Do they do that at night, too; and, louder than the roar of a mountain "white-water" river? And, will you hear more than one in an area... competitions? Or, only one? Otherwise, what I heard sounded huge, and he intended to make it clear, he didn't appreciate me tracking him, and that I had become aware of him.

[@pilsnerd420]

I took a train once through Manitoba and couldn't help but notice how many grouse were hanging out near the tracks. Do they hear the low chug of the diesel and think it's competition? One even came toward the train, spooked himself, and then crashed into a tree when he jumped 180.

[@lsj1]

They gather around railbeds and roads to pick gravel for their gizzards.

[@gavingaming2475]

That’s so cool

[@analaliberty3784]

Sounds like a 4wheeler not wanting to start!😅 4years later and i’ve figured out the sound lol

[@toughenupfluffy7294]

I'm a badass, you know.

[@astridvvv9662]

Reddit bring you here too?

[@zatchalope]

Spent my whole life trying to figure this sound out!

[@Catbus2009]

I only spent 5min. ;)

[@DTA-me3kv]

You and me both I always thought there was people living in the woods that I didn't know existed

[@DTA-me3kv]

@@Catbus2009 yeah well like the other guy we probably heard this sound back in the '90s before you could get on the internet and find the answer in 10 seconds

[@Catbus2009]

@@DTA-me3kv I also, am in my 30s. I love aspects of the internet.

[@stellarv5689]

The first time I heard this noise I thought someone had a 4 track that wouldn't start, then I thought it was a moose in the woods.. ..I can't believe it's a small bird.

[@WizardEli420]

I first heard grouses the morning after a solo camping trip in Oregon. I had no idea that it was a bird making those sounds. That camping trip still is such a fond memory

[@shmang1485]

Subwoofer is required to hear the full spectrum of sound

[@itsnotme3882]

Sometimes when your mower won’t kick over, a few grouse in earshot take notice

[@popmybubblegum]

Recently a grouse moved into my yard and it's been doing this right next to my room for weeks now lol It used to annoy me until I found out it was coming from a cute little birdie, I love birds too much to be annoyed by it anymore 😭❤

[@isabellam1936]

My parents lived in Bland Virginia and I’d spend a lot of time in the forest there looking for bones and exploring. I’d always hear this motor sound like a generator. I immediately thought it was someone cooking moonshine or meth in the woods. When I’d walk towards this motor sound there’d always be nothing there and it would stop. It was the strangest thing. This happened at least six times. So a few years later I get the idea to Google “strange motor sound in woods” and this bird called a grouse kept coming up so I KZbin searched it and that was the sound!!! I never would have thought it was a bird because the only thing it sounded like was man-made in everything I knew about nature at the time. So fascinating and cool to have my years long mystery final solved. And I learned I wasn’t crazy and the sound was very much real. Lol

[@blueabattoir]

I am lakeside in British Columbia near Kamloops and I can hear one right now.. I knew of Grouse already but this particular bird has a very deep sound. Glad you solved the mystery.

[@blueabattoir]

I enjoyed your story.

[@anneeddy5768]

We had a house in the woods, 20 acres next to a state forest. I used to hear what I always thought was a motorcycle someone was trying to start. I used to say buddy, give it up, that bike is NOT going to keep running. One day I realized -wait - this is happening too often! So I googled and found out!

[@collinmc90]

The video doesn't quite do the sound justice! The drumming really carries a long distance, especially near lakes. I remember the first time I ever heard drumming decades ago I thought somebodies boat wouldn't start haha. I was immediately enchanted. Grouse are one of my favorite birds.

[@ivangranger8494]

Agree. While near them drumming, one can actually feel the waves of energy, besides the sound.

[@eaglewolffox6275]

Sounds like an old airplane engine.

[@michelletoth9125]

In real life it's like the same pitch as your heartbeat in your ears. Heard it hiking and thought my ears were twitching!

[@frostofthelinkuei1053]

We hunt these things up north, they taste fucking awesome fried up in strips

[@gus473]

Great footage & audio!👍😎

[@mbahbendil]

Nice

[@the.pikmin]

funny bird go brrrrrrrrr

[@pelucherabbit]

I was waking in the woods with my family when we heard the drumming. I told everyone that it was made by a bird (as I had seen the flapping), and they thought I was crazy… until everyone saw the flapping too.

[@billhopp2515]

Great News!!! Papa

[@umitdemir8679]

On numara beş yildız👏👏👏

[@KittredgeWhite]

It's like starting a leaf-blower....

[@MrKazeDBlackwind]

That's one metal way to pick up chick's

[@traceoster4573]

Sounds like a Honda 300 fourtrax

[@MrArahsan]

Cute ❤

[@jonathanvisintin9600]

I love the look on his face, like did yall catch it, and then umm yea i did that!

[@lightpad1360]

Oooh, sooothing ASMR

[@Mtnfrdg]

thats cool :)

[@MrKazeDBlackwind]

Boy got bass

[@CosmicPotato740]

I heard that twice while we were on a walk and I was like ‘that ain’t no animal- it’s way to low frequency.’ Told our dad and he said it was a grouse drumming so I looked it up and was so flabbergasted

[@julianf.wheeler3665]

Maybe this grouse should open for Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher.” :-)

[@axemanjoe2945]

😂😂😂

[@GrouseCox89]

Ha nice

[@KeyenDahlOutdoors]

As a kid when I went in the woods I heard this and thought someone was just trying to get there quad started for 5 years

[@minhchautran1146]

Only in Yosemite

[@JackBurns82]

Majestic!

[@SirSoupless99]

These taste so good. One of the traditional foods of My people. There are so much of them across Canada. You could hear them drumming together at night, and it used to scare Me as a child. Don’t know if i could still say this on youtube, but they make for an excellent stir fry. I recommend it.

[@nyancat8828]

I'll have to take your word for it. I don't think I could handle eating something that cute 😂

[@killeing]

In a few months, he and his team will be ready for the Battle of the Bands!