MN Prairie Chicken Society

EXCITING footage of the new @mndnr Prairie Dunes WIldlife Management Area in Norman County! You’re seeing all the new wetland restorations that took place last fall on this 600+ acre site. We partnered with @pheasants4ever to acquire the site utilizing Outdoor Heritage Funds.

An amazing opportunity!

Join us tomorrow at Bucks Mill Brewing in Detroit Lakes as we raise a pint and #whooop it up for prairie chicken and their grassland habitat!

Packed house at the Crookston Inn for the joint Minnesota Prairie Chicken Society and Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society meeting. #Whooop!

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What do prairie chickens and sharp tails do when they get together? We dance! Join us in Crookston 4/19 & 4/20. To register: prairiechickens.org/mpcs-annual-me…

The MPCS family is in mourning as we remember our beloved Earl “The Pearl”. Earl meant so much to so many in the world of grouse and conservation. He will be missed dearly. Rest easy, friend. westkjos.com/obituaries/ear…

@AllRoadsMN Big Boomer is looking sharp… strong!

We are once again offering a $1,000 scholarship. The full application can be found right here: prairiechickens.org/mpcs-scholarsh… Please RT to your flock! #Whooop!

Art + Prairie = 😍🥰 Our youth prairie art contest is back! Please share this news with your flock!

Our latest newsletter is now available on our website. It contains early details on our annual meeting which will be a joint prairie party with the Minnesota Sharp-tailed Grouse Society. Read it here: prairiechickens.org/newsletters

📷: Nathan Dauner - thanks for sharing Nathan!

Prairie chickens prefer large open grasslands with few trees and…. gas stations?? These pics of a prairie chicken hanging out at the gas station in Audubon, MN were recently shared with us. (Note: the bird appeared alert and mobile, so hopefully just resting in an odd spot)

You can get paid to study prairie chickens. We repeat.. YOU CAN GET PAID TO STUDY PRAIRIE CHICKENS!

Really nice article in this week’s @OutdoorNews about us. Check it out!

fewer and fewer females visit the lek, because they are on their nests, and the action at the lek dies down. But, if a female loses her nest, and there is time for her to renest, she will revisit the lek, and the activity from the males will pick back up.

Most of the birds at the lek are males. Sometimes there are just one or two females in sight. Although mating will occur at the lek, more often than not, breeding occurs away from the lek. As we get later and later into the spring (continued...)

Attention please! There is a live webcam on a prairie chicken booming ground. Best viewing is between first light to 9 am and evenings after 6 pm. dnr.state.mn.us/wildlife/windo…

Cool breakdown! "Male Greater Prairie-Chickens use four prominent vocalizations while on the leks: the “boom,” “cackle,” “whine” and “whoop.” The four vocalizations are distinct and serve different purposes."