turkey

Animal · mentioned in 36 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
2 mentions via 1 variant: turkey (2)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Bear grass; western turkey-beard (Xerophyllum tenax) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Clark: June 14, 1804
William Clark · Jun 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"compared to snake's gobbling noise" — transcribed as Turkey
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 19, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 19, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"compared to snake's noise"
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 21, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"killed and brought to river" — transcribed as Turkey
Clark: June 21, 1804
William Clark · Jun 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"poor turkey brought by hunters" — transcribed as Turkey
Missouri River near Arrow Rock — Charles Floyd: June 24, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 24, 1804 · Missouri River near Arrow Rock
"killed while hunting with Lewis" — transcribed as Turkey
Missouri River near Arrow Rock — John Ordway: June 24, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 24, 1804 · Missouri River near Arrow Rock
"killed by Capt Lewis" — transcribed as Turkey
Clark: June 30, 1804
William Clark · Jun 30, 1804 · Mouth of Kansas River
"gang near wolf on sand bar" — transcribed as Turkeys
Clark: July 1, 1804
William Clark · Jul 1, 1804 · Missouri River near Leavenworth area
"plenty on the shore" — transcribed as Turkeys
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 25, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 25, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"J. Fields killed 1" — transcribed as Turkey
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 25, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 25, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"J° Fields killed 1 today" — transcribed as Turkey
Clark: July 25, 1804
William Clark · Jul 25, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"one killed today" — transcribed as Turkey
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 26, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 26, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"1 killed by Drewyer" — transcribed as Turkey
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 26, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 26, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"one killed by Drewyer" — transcribed as Turkey
Clark: July 30, 1804
William Clark · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"killed today" — transcribed as Turkey
Clark: August 5, 1804
William Clark · Aug 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"pursued on shore, killed one" — transcribed as turkeys
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 7, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"small turkey killed by Clarke"
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 9, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"small turkey killed by Clark"
Clark: August 9, 1804
William Clark · Aug 9, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"killed on shore" — transcribed as Turkey
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 4, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 4, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"killed by Drewyer" — transcribed as Turkey
Clark: September 5, 1804
William Clark · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"large gangue seen" — transcribed as Turkeys
Clark: September 8, 1804
William Clark · Sep 8, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
"3 killed during the day" — transcribed as Turkeys
Clark: October 3, 1804
William Clark · Oct 3, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"Indian carried one on his back"
Lewis: July 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 21, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"size comparison for young crane"
Clark: August 20, 1805
William Clark · Aug 20, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"compared head protuberances to"
Lewis: August 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 20, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"compared to mountain cock's chap"
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — Patrick Gass: October 17, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 17, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"size comparison for fowls"
Clark: March 2, 1806
William Clark · Mar 2, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"used to compare size of heath cock"
Lewis: March 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 2, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"size comparison for cock of plains"
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 2, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 2, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"hunters killed two turkeys" — transcribed as Turkeys
Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 10, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 10, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"saw a number of turkeys" — transcribed as Turkeys
Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — Patrick Gass: September 11, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 11, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"killed during afternoon hunt"
Clark: September 18, 1806
William Clark · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"saw only 3 today" — transcribed as turkeys
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 18, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"saw a few during the day" — transcribed as Turkeys
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"seen on shores from river" — transcribed as turkeys
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 19, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 19, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"saw a number but did not hunt" — transcribed as Turkeys
La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer — Patrick Gass: September 20, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 20, 1806 · La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer
"indexed bird" — transcribed as Turkey

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