[mou] displaying Sharp-tailed Grouse

[Kim R Eckert]

As evidence of this winter's mild temperatures and relatively little 
snow cover, Sharp-tailed Grouse were in full display this morning on 2 
Aitkin County leks, something I certainly have never seen before in 
January. One of these (with 3 males) was on the W side of Co Rd 31 / 
Kestrel Ave, 1.6 mi N of Tamarack; a larger lek (with 9 males) was on 
the E side of Co Rd 16, 0.4 mi S of Tamarack.  - Kim Eckert