Bald Eagle

Oct 10 1804

Clark: October 10, 1804

...ighting ravin 2d Chief Po-casse (Hay) & the 3rd Piaheto or Eagles Featherafter the Council was over we Shot the Air gun, which astonished them, & they all left us,...

Oct 14 1804

Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 14, 1804

...ce. 8 "this creek we call after the third chief Pisheto (or Eagles feather)." Clark. Laid down as Eagle Feather Creek

Apr 10 1805

Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 10, 1805

...2 oClock we halted [and] took dinner, one of our men Shot a bald Eagle. I took the quills to write, proceeded on Cap1 Clark killed a prarie hen & joined us. Saw two large...

Apr 12 1805

Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 12, 1805

...ns &. C. one of the hunters killed a deer, another killed a bald Eagle, the men all returned but had not killed any thing more. The frenchmen came to us had caught 2 beav...

Apr 13 1805

Clark: April 13, 1805

...we camped on the S. S. in a butifull Plain. I observe more bald Eagles on this part of the Missouri than usial also a Small Hawk Killed 2 Antelopes in the river to day ...

Apr 13 1805

Lewis: April 13, 1805

...bout to make war uppon a neighbouring nation. Oserved more bald eagles on this part of the Missouri than we have previously seen saw the small hawk, frequently called t...

Apr 18 1805

John Ordway: April 18, 1805

...d in to the N. W. and blew hard against us. Saw a nomber of bald Eagles in Sd bottom 1 In McKenzie County, probably above the mouth of Beaver Creek. White Earth River, in...

Apr 27 1805

Lewis: April 27, 1805

...ith two or three Magpies nests within a short distance.The bald Eagle are more abundant here than I ever observed them in any part of the country.

May 7 1805

Lewis: May 7, 1805

...e since the 28th Ulto.we continue to see a great number of bald Eagles, I presume they must feed on the carcases of dead anamals, for I see no fishing hawks to supply t...

May 20 1805

Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805

... Islands and 1 Which they named Stonewall Creek. Now called Eagle Creek, in Chouteau County. 2 The night's camp was "just above the mouth" of Eagle Creek. Lewis. 224...

May 25 1805

Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1805

...red with handsom c. wood timber, near the N. S. Saw Several Eagles nests. passed high bluffs & knobs and hills partly covred with pitch pine timber on each Side of t...

May 25 1805

Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805

... side with one solitary tree on it, upon which there was an eagle’s nest. The bottoms here are very small. As we went on this afternoon some of the party killed th...

Jun 26 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805

...ite to 2 Islds." Lewis. According to Wheeler this is modern Eagle Rock, ten miles above the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek. 4 Named Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson riv...

Jul 11 1805

Lewis: July 11, 1805

... Eagles today they are a half as large again as the common bald Eagle of this country. I do not think the bald Eagle here qute so large as those of the U States; the gr...

Aug 2 1805

Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 2, 1805

...iver Shallow and rapid. passed Smoth praries &c. Saw 2 grey Eagles which had nests on the top of dry trees. Came 1434 miles this day & Camped on a Smoth plain on L. ...