Red grouse by sheep. Conservation measures taken on foot of the judgment have seen the population in the area double from 400 to 800. The red grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on August 12, known as the Glorious Twelfth. There is a keen competition among some London restaurants to serve freshly killed grouse on August 12, with the birds being flown from the moors and cooked within hours. Shooting can take the form of 'walked up' (where shooters walk across the moor to flush grouse and take a
Franklin's grouse Franklin's grouse Franklin's grouse ("F. franklinii") of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains was recently split as a distinct species from "Falcipennis canadensis" and also consists of the subspecies "isleibi" in Prince of Wales Island and nearby Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. It closely resembles the Spruce Grouse but the male's tail is entirely black lacking the chestnut terminal tail band of the Spruce Grouse, and has white spots overlying it. Territorial males are notable for their wing-clap display. At the end of a short flight through the trees, the wings are brought together over the back so as to