May 25, 2023
Mating
Dispatch from the Kansas Lek Treks Prairie-Chicken Festival
The birds unveiled themselves slowly, first by sound and then by sight. Despite what you might expect from the term, the “booming” call of the greater prairie chicken sounds, in reality, more like a mournful coo. When several chickens let out the call at once, they meld together into a swirling, plaintive chant.
