Thanks, Nancy. I had it correct (Ruffed) in my subject line but failed to notice it in the orignal message. Oh, well. They'll get the point, I hope. Kathy Van Der Aue Southport, Connecticut Visit my Blog at http://naturaliststable.wordpress.com On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:03 AM, NEaton <nancyeaton@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Forgive the grousing English professor (and maybe you meant a pun because > they can be rough to find), but these grouse are "Ruffed," not "Rough." > Thanks for your good efforts on their behalf. > > Nancy Eaton > Enfield, CT > > --- On Fri, 3/8/13, Kathy Van Der Aue <kathyvda@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Kathy Van Der Aue <kathyvda@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [CT Birds] ROUGH GROUSE Sightings > > To: "Carrier Graphics" <carriergraphics@sbcglobal.net> > > Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org > > Date: Friday, March 8, 2013, 10:03 AM > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >