Just for the sake of phenology, I thought I'd report that I heard a
Ruffed Grouse drumming several times in an area north of Hibbing on
3/19.

My records aren't the best, but this is about a week earlier than I've
noted my first drumming grouse in past years.

-- 
Shawn Conrad
http://users.2z.net/itasca_chippewa_birding/

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