This Ruffed Grouse arrived in front of the Ontario FeederWatch cam with an appetite this week! Watch it fill up on seeds and depart in high-flying fashion (for a grouse). 🚀 See it LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/FeederWatchCam | Bird Cams

Last week, before the Ontario FeederWatch Cam went live, we watched a Ruffed Grouse and some Blue Jays in a rather hysterical fuss over access to the seed tray and some peanuts. Who reigned? Enjoy this pre-launch clip and keep watching as we move further into fall and winter, something new to see each day! Want to learn more about the birds you'll see on this cam? Look for the species info tab under the live stream. Click on the species name for even more information. AllAboutBirds.org/feederwat

Male ruffed grouse “drum” in springtime as a way to establish territory and to attract females. Although it looks as if the sound is caused by the bird’s wings hitting its chest, the sound actually comes from small sonic booms. The wings beat up to 5 times per second, causing the sound waves to stack up until they create a penetrating shock wave that creates the boom. Male grouse usually perform on a “drumming log,” which might help project the low-frequency sound. Drumming exerts a remarkable a