SO glad you've posted vids - having never seen one IRL yours and others pics must be the ONLY reason my brain had a clue lol

It’s funny that you mentioned that, but I’ve never seen a sooty grouse. We have a spruce grouse up here. 😊

Yes, but your spruce (we have those too) gave me the "grouse shape" to pull out of the memory banks! It's so weird that I almost immediately knew what she was (in time to slam on brakes lol) never having seen one ever.

I'm glad I could help. I've also had that experience with a Townsend's solitaire that I spotted on Hecla many years ago. I've never seen one before or since.

Our brains are pretty amazing! I've seen two Townsend's! And didn't even know I'd gotten a pic of one until my Auntie told me what it was lol (we were together at the time)