Sooty Grouse

Dusky Grouse
This Sooty Grouse showed up about 300+ feet away from our home today. This is its first noted appearance here.
According to the renowned birder, John Shower, “Some split the Blue into 2 species, w/ the Sooty being in the Sierras and north, and the Dusky being more eastern…others consider them as subspecies of the Blue.’