USS Grouse (AMS-15) USS Grouse (AMS-15) The USS "Grouse" (AMS-15/YMS-321) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was laid down as "YMS-321" on 29 August 1942 by Al Larson Boat Shop Inc. of Terminal Island, California, launched 20 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. H. Doty. The ship was completed and commissioned as "USS YMS-321", 25 October 1943 with Lt. (j.g.) Newman in command. After shakedown and patrol out of San Diego, California, "YMS-321" sailed for Pearl Harbor 21 April 1944, arriving 1 May. A month later she sailed for sweeping and patrol duties in the Guam-Saipan-Tinian
Sharp-tailed grouse tree encroachment (Manzer and Hannon 2005). The sharp-tailed grouse is the provincial bird of Saskatchewan. These birds are declining in numbers and range due to habitat loss, but overall they are not considered a threatened species. Sharp-tailed grouse The sharp-tailed grouse ("Tympanuchus phasianellus") (previously: "Tetrao phasianellus") is a medium-sized prairie grouse. It is also known as the sharptail, and is known as fire grouse or fire bird by Native American Indians due to their reliance on brush fires to keep their habitat open. The Sharp-Tailed Grouse is the provincial bird of Saskatchewan. The greater prairie-chicken, lesser prairie-chicken, and sharp-tailed grouse