Columbian sharp-tailed grouse

Apr 12 1805

Clark: April 12, 1805

...umeing the Short grey, I Saw the Magpie in pars, flocks of Grouse, the old field lark & Crows, & observed the leaf of the wild Chery half grown, many flowers are to...

Apr 15 1805

Lewis: April 15, 1805

...they were remarkably shy. I also met with great numbers of Grouse or prarie hens as they are called by the English traders of the N. W. these birds appeared to be m...

Sep 10 1805

Clark: September 10, 1805

...only large game to be found they killed 4 deer a Beaver & 3 Grouse which was divided, one of the hunters Colter, met with 3 Tushapaw Indians who were in pursuit of ...

Oct 17 1805

Clark: October 17, 1805

...h there was 20 Indians I shot a large Prairie Cock Several Grouse, Ducks and fish. on my return found Great Numbr. of the nativs with Capt Lewis, men all employd i...

Oct 26 1805

Clark: October 26, 1805

...ing Killed five Deer, four verry large grey Squirels and a grouse. one of the guard at the river guiged a Salmon Trout, which we had fried in a little Bears Oil wh...

Oct 27 1805

Clark: October 27, 1805

...ty. Sent out Several hunters who brought in four Deer, one Grouse & a Squirel. The two Chiefs & party was joined by Seven others from below in two canoes, we gave ...

Nov 5 1805

Clark: November 5, 1805

...nly In my walk of to Day I saw 17 Striped Snakes I killed a grouse which was verry fat, and larger than Common. This is the first night which we have been entirely ...

Mar 1 1806

Clark: March 1, 1806

...and fowls of the water. The Prarie Hen sometimes called the Grouse is peculiarly the inhabitent of the Great Plains of Columbia. they do not differ from those of the...

Mar 1 1806

Lewis: March 1, 1806

...from the habits of the birds, Terrestrial and Aquatic. The Grouse or Prarie hen is peculiarly the inhabitant of the Grait Plains of Columbia they do not differ from...

Mar 2 1806

Clark: March 2, 1806

...o the motion of the wings is much that of the Pheasant and Grouse. they have four toes on each foot of which the hinder one is Short. the leg is covered with feath...

Mar 2 1806

Lewis: March 2, 1806

...o the motion of the wings is much that of the pheasant and Grouse. they have four toes on each foot of which the hinder one is short. the leg is covered with feath...

May 6 1806

Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 6, 1806

...Staked up the war axes these Indians have they got from the Grouse- vauntares on the Missourie & they got them from us at the Man- dans, about noon we Set out proceed...

May 15 1806

Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 15, 1806

... two of our hunters came in and had killed nothing but some grouse; four more continued out.

May 18 1806

Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 18, 1806

...ening four hunters came in and had killed nothing, but some grouse.

Jul 28 1806

Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 28, 1806

...r return the day before yesterday and met with eight of the Grousevauntares Indians with bows & arrows and 2 guns, they at first appeared afraid but after a little wr...