Wild Sounds Of The West: Sage Grouse Are The Romantic Crooners Of The Prairie

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<p>Male sage-grouse on a lek in Butte County, South Dakota.</p>
Photo: Wildsounds | Sage Grouse - USFWS
Male sage-grouse on a lek in Butte County, South Dakota.

It may sound like we're underwater, but we're not. It's the sound of a much different ocean; that of the sagebrush sea. In this episode, biologist Pat McGee introduces us to the rich, bubbling sound of the sage grouse.