Re: A link to the lek...

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

Sorry All,

Apparently this link didn't come through in my first post to the
"What is a Lek" question (Thanks, Jim!)  so I am putting
the web site address here for anyone who is interested.  It is a
good site/page:

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/sagegrouse/behavior.cfm

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/sagegrouse/

Sherry



At 10:26 AM 04/17/2004, Sherry wrote:
> 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
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> 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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