▁( J oh ns g ard ▁ 1 9 7 3 ; ▁K ohn ▁ 1 9 7 6 ; ▁Sw enson ▁ 1 9 8 5 ; ▁Ro ers ma ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁God d ard ▁et ▁al . ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁The ▁major ▁habit ats ▁used ▁by ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse , ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁literature , ▁are ▁sav ann ah ▁style ▁pra irie ▁with ▁grass es ▁dominant ▁and ▁shr ub ▁patch es ▁mixed ▁throughout , ▁with ▁minimal ▁patch es ▁of ▁trees ▁( H ammer st rom ▁ 1 9 6 3 ; ▁Rob el ▁ 1 9 7 2 ; ▁Mo yles ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁Joh ns g ard ▁ 2 0 0 2 ; ▁God d ard ▁et ▁al . ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁In ▁fact , ▁Ham mer st rom ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁states ▁the ▁t aller ▁the ▁wo ody ▁veget ation , ▁the ▁less ▁of ▁it ▁there ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁habitat . ▁The ▁sav ann ah ▁style ▁habitat ▁is ▁mostly ▁preferred ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁bro od ▁re aring ▁months ▁through ▁aut umn . ▁This ▁general ▁habitat ▁is ▁used ▁during ▁all ▁four ▁seasons ▁for ▁different ▁features . ▁Hab itat ▁selection ▁and ▁usage ▁vary ▁by ▁season ▁with ; ▁le kk ing , ▁nest ing , ▁bro od ▁re aring , ▁and ▁winter ▁habitat ▁selected ▁and ▁util ized ▁differently . ▁ ▁Le kk ing ▁habitat ▁The ▁le k , ▁or ▁dan cing