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Commentary: Prairie chicken/sharp-tailed grouse hybrids becoming more common to northwestern Minnesota

Pictured is a prairie chicken from Minnesota. The author writes that prairie chicken/sharp-tailed grouse hybrids, a cross between the two species, are becoming more common in northwestern Minnesota. (Contributed photo)

On an early, brisk April morning, I set up my ground blind at a prairie chicken lek in Norman County and waited for the show to begin. First one at a time, then in groups of three to four, male prairie chickens seemingly materialized out of thin air and swooped down to claim their turf.

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