eagle
Animal · mentioned in 28 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
Return
Post-expedition
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning eagle. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
8
mentions via 5
variants:
eagle (3) · bald eagle (2) · large gray eagle (1) · calumet eagle (1) · golden eagle (1)
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 25, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"nest in solitary tree on bottom"
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 10, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 10, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"large, nested in cottonwood trees"
— transcribed as Eagles
Clark: April 26, 1805
William Clark · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"vicious, preys on geese"
— transcribed as Eagle
Lewis: April 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 27, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"nesting in trees with magpies"
— transcribed as Eagles
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"saw several eagles nests"
— transcribed as Eagles
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"nest in solitary tree on bottom"
Clark: June 14, 1805
William Clark · Jun 14, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"referenced in Eagles nest landmark"
— transcribed as Eagles
Lewis: June 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 14, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"nest in cottonwood on island"
— transcribed as Eagle
Lewis: August 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 21, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"tail feathers ornament hair and horses"
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 12, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 12, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston
"few birds seen along river"
— transcribed as eagles
Clark: October 30, 1805
William Clark · Oct 30, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"compared in size to buzzard"
— transcribed as Eagle
Clark: February 16, 1806
William Clark · Feb 16, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"compared in size and proportion"
— transcribed as Eagle
Lewis: February 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 17, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"compared to vulture's claws"
— transcribed as Eagle
Clark: March 26, 1806
William Clark · Mar 26, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"three killed by hunters"
— transcribed as Eagles
Lewis: March 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 26, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"three killed by hunters"
— transcribed as Eagles
Clark: March 28, 1806
William Clark · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"four killed by hunters"
— transcribed as Eagles
Lewis: March 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"scavenged deer carcasses"
— transcribed as Eagles
Lewis: April 5, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 5, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"observed today"
— transcribed as eagles
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 9, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 9, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"killed by some of the men"
Clark: May 18, 1806
William Clark · May 18, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"LaPage took salmon from it"
Lewis: May 18, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 18, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"had part of a salmon"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 9, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 9, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"young eagles taken from tree"
— transcribed as Eagles
Clark: July 13, 1806
William Clark · Jul 13, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"observed along route"
— transcribed as Eagles
Clark: July 21, 1806
William Clark · Jul 21, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"seen near camp"
— transcribed as Eagles
Clark: July 24, 1806
William Clark · Jul 24, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"feathers decorated council lodge"
— transcribed as Eagle
Lewis: August 5, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 5, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"seen along route"
— transcribed as Eagles
Clark: September 5, 1806
William Clark · Sep 5, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"seen on shore"
— transcribed as Eagles
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"
