Re: Here a lek, there a lek, everywhere a lek lek lek?

[Sherry <sshadday at worldnet dot att dot net>]

Matthew,

Lek is one of those strange bird watching/biology terms that I am sure
confuses most new bird watchers (I know it was new to me). It is an area
that sage grouse (and I am sure other grouse and ground birds) come to
each year for courting and mating.

Here is a link for more info (not to mention a couple of excellent
photos):

Amazing sage-grouse Facts What the
heck is a lek? What is their courting ritual? What color are their
eggs?
(look under the heading "Breeding")

Hope this helps,
Sherry

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At 12:12 AM 04/17/2004, MHW wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Well, maybe I fell off the apple cart yesterday and just don't seem to be
> up on all the hip jargon and abbreviations.  
>
> Given that, what in the world is a "lek"?  I mean, how
> would I know if I wanted to go to a Sage Grouse lek in Carbon County
> anyway?
>
> Let's see, Google define: returns a definition of "the basic unit of
> money in Albania." (As defined by WordNet, a lexical database for
> the English language, Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton
> University.)  Given the context, that is surely not what
> "lek" refers to in this forum.  
>
> (If you didn't know, go to "Google.com" type in
> "define:" and the word or phrase in question, and it will
> return all sorts of nifty information.  Pretty neat 
> trick.)
>
> Would any of you be so brave as to post an answer to BirdTalk, and not
> just send it to me personally?  That way the others of us who
> don't know can learn what it means and get that much more from the next
> post mentioning a "lek."  I know not all of you know what
> a lek is, even if you'd rather not admit it. Just like in a class-room
> setting, students are admonished that if they don't understand something,
> someone else likely does not understand either, so ask the question,
> don't be shy, you might just learn something.  I'm sure I'm not the
> only one in class that does not know.
>
> Happy Birding,
>
> Matthew.

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