Blue jay

Animal · mentioned in 3 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Matching wildlife/plant records:
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Clark: April 20, 1805
William Clark · Apr 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"placed with deceased Indian woman" — transcribed as blue jay
Clark: September 19, 1805
William Clark · Sep 19, 1805 · Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains
"few birds seen"
Lewis: December 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Dec 19, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"compared to crested corvus in U States" — transcribed as blue jay

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