How one Western bird s numbers went from abundant to alarmingly low Benjamin Alva Polley/Field & Stream © Provided by Popular Science How one Western bird s numbers went from abundant to alarmingly low
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Each March, greater sage-grouse gather together at lek sites on their breeding grounds across the Great Basin. In groups of up to 50, the males strut their stuff in an ancient ritual display of stamina. Their tail feathers spike and fan out as they gulp in air, puffing up their white chest plumage and filling two yolk-like air sacs that rise with the inhale before their bodies drop and heads thrust forward with the exhale. The air sacs create a wup sound that can be heard two miles away, attracting females that spend up to three weeks selecting the male that shows it has what it takes.
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The BLM is looking for comments on the acquisition of 11,000 acres of private land, the Lower Musselshell River Acquisition Project, that would give public access to both BLM and state lands in the area south and east of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
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The Bureau of Land Management has proposed the purchase of more than 11,000 acres of private land south and east of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and 35 miles west of Jordan as part of the Lower Musselshell River Acquisition Project. The proposed purchase would consolidate public lands along the Musselshell River, making an additional 8,040 acres of BLM and 1,320 acres of State Trust lands accessible to the public.