Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Pedioecetes Phasianellus Columbianus) in the State of Washington

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Abstract
Sharp-tailed grouse were found originally throughout most of Washington east of the Cascade Mountains, and were very abundant according to accounts of early settlers. Pioneers who settled in the wooded areas of e. Washington such as Spokane and Lincoln counties caused the populations of this game bird to increase temporarily as a result of the timber land and marshes being replaced by agricultural land. Later as large sections of the prairie were plowed and planted to crops the number of sharp-tailed grouse decreased because the habitat for the sp. was destroyed for the most part. The most rapid decline occurred when caterpillar tractors became widely used. This rapid decline is discussed. The present range for this sp. is discussed by counties and a map is included which shows the present range of sharp-tailed grouse and localities where they were last seen within recent years.

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