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his side crests, puff out his big white muffler, bring his head back till nearly touching his tail, then make a pumping motion with his neck & emit a chuckling sound.  His strutting was much like that of a gobbler.

[[image - pen sketch of a male grouse strutting as two female grouse look on]]

This one with the 2 hens was the best, but several in the other flock were going through the same antics. 

I have found where 2 sage hens were eaten by coyotes.  Both had crops stuffed with leaves of A. tridentata.