I have deer hunted up state NY for a few years and have heard the locals refer to the turkey as a ground vulture, that said the new one around here is they are having a impact on the grouse, I think they are just filling in the void. I would say for the Grouse it's equal parts of lack of prime habitat, ground and winged predator's, and the fact that they unable to adapt to suburbia. All they have to do is learn to eat out of the local bird feeder if not they will probably go the way of the Black duck, where the Mallard has done well invading any park pond they can find.
Simple adapt or go the the way of the Dodo
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