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Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Most folks across the ruffed grouse’s range know them by that name, though if you have spent any time talking about wildlife in Maine, you likely know them by their colloquial name: partridges. Whatever you call them, partridges are chunky ground birds about the size and shape of a small chicken, but draped in the mottled gray, brown, red, and tan trappings of a wild bird. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com.