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BirdNote © Sage Grouse

Broad areas of sagebrush in the west are being displaced by agriculture, threatening the impressive mating displays of the male Greater Sage-Grouse and the species existence.

In spring, male Greater Sage-Grouse go to traditional areas, called leks and compete to lure females to mate with elaborate and noisy displays. But as Michael Stein reports, the birds are endangered.