2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁N est ing ▁habitat ▁N est ing ▁cover ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁habitat ▁types ▁needed ▁by ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁h ens . ▁N est ing ▁habitat ▁var ies ▁widely ▁among ▁the ▁different ▁sub species ▁of ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁( Ro ers ma ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁H amer st rom ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁found ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁pra irie ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁( T . p . camp est ris ) ▁n ests ▁occupied ▁dense ▁br ush ▁and ▁woods ▁at ▁mar sh ▁edges . ▁G ies on ▁and ▁Con nel ly ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁reported ▁that ▁Colomb ian ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁( T . p . col umb ian us ) ▁selected ▁for ▁dense ▁shr ub ▁stands ▁with ▁t aller , ▁dens er ▁shr ubs ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁nest ▁site . ▁Pla ins ▁sharp - ta iled ▁gr ouse ▁( T . p . j ames ii ) ▁selected ▁nest ▁sites ▁with ▁dense ▁resid ual ▁veget ation ▁and ▁a ▁shr ub by ▁component ▁( K ir by ▁and ▁Gros z ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ; Ro ers ma ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁ ▁However , ▁nest ▁sites ▁are ▁usually ▁character ized ▁by ▁dense ▁tall ▁resid ual ▁veget ation ▁( last ▁year ’ s ▁growth ) ▁with ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁wo ody ▁veget ation ▁either ▁at ▁the ▁nest ▁site ▁or ▁nearby