magpie

Animal · mentioned in 9 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
1 mention via 1 variant: magpie (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Missouri River near Big Bend — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"compared to bird Lewis killed"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 18, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"compared to bird of prey killed"
Clark: February 13, 1805
William Clark · Feb 13, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"numerous birds threatening meat" — transcribed as Magpie
Clark: April 3, 1805
William Clark · Apr 3, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"four living magpies in cage" — transcribed as Magpie
Clark: April 12, 1805
William Clark · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"seen in pairs" — transcribed as Magpie
Clark: April 26, 1805
William Clark · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"builds nest near eagle" — transcribed as Magpie
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 12, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 12, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"plentiful at this camp"
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"
Patrick Gass: October 30, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 30, 1806
"plenty here at camp"

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