Ntl. Audubon Soc. Christmas Bird Counts for the State of CT. Results of ROUGH GROUSE Sightings in 10 year increments : 1973 - Grouse counted-252, observers-842 1983 - Grouse counted-198, observers-755 1993 - Grouse counted-66, observers-788 2003 - Grouse counted-8, observers-855 2012 - Grouse counted-4, observers-694 Only 4 Grouse counted for this years CBC count for the State of CT– and they are still on the States Hunting list? They need our help! Please call your State rep and tell them to take this declining bird off the States list of accepted hunted game birds! 4 birds seen in the entire State covered by 694 people birding the whole day is just unacceptable! 40 years ago – 252 Grouse, this year 4 – Why can't our State see, and do something about this??? Paul Carrier - Harwinton

Thanks for putting the statistics into an easily understood format, Paul. I have contacted my legislators. Kathy Van Der Aue Southport, Connecticut Visit my Blog at http://naturaliststable.wordpress.com On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:25 AM, Carrier Graphics < carriergraphics@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Ntl. Audubon Soc. Christmas Bird Counts for the State of CT. > Results of ROUGH GROUSE Sightings in 10 year increments : > > > 1973 - Grouse counted-252, observers-842 > > 1983 - Grouse counted-198, observers-755 > > 1993 - Grouse counted-66, observers-788 > > 2003 - Grouse counted-8, observers-855 > > 2012 - Grouse counted-4, observers-694 > > Only 4 Grouse counted for this years CBC count for the State of CT– and > they are > still on the States Hunting list? They need our help! Please call your > State rep > and tell them to take this declining bird off the States list of accepted > hunted > game birds! 4 birds seen in the entire State covered by 694 people birding > the > whole day is just unacceptable! > 40 years ago – 252 Grouse, this year 4 – Why can't our State see, and do > something about this??? > > Paul Carrier - Harwinton > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org