Wildlife
Glaucous-winged gull
Larus glaucescens
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Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-12-08
Lewis noted 3 gull species at Fort Clatsop, the “light brown” bird may have been a juvenile of an uncertain species.
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Glaucous-winged gull
Sep
11
1804
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 11, 1804
...ot wet loading, & I returned over mountains & rough hills &
Gullies &. C. &. C. George Shannon who had been absent with
the horses 16 days joined the Boat about one...
Apr
29
1805
John Ordway: April 29, 1805
...early like rough mountains Some red
ceeder in the hollows & gullies in the Mountains, these Sheep are
verry wild, and keep mostly in these bare hills or mountains
1...
May
20
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
...ch causes causes the wall of unequal hite, in the hollars &
gullies I Saw Some Scrubby ceddr. the low walls Strait White &
handsom, like ancient elegant buildings, ...
Jun
20
1805
Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 20, 1805
...alf way down to Camp it being too late
to go round the deep gulleys &c. Cap! Clark Saw gangs of
buffalow attempt to Swim the river ab’ the falls. Some went
over.
...
Aug
31
1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 31, 1805
... him. we then proceeded on over rough
high hills. Some deep gullies of white earth. Several of the na-
tives followed us. went about eight miles without water and
h...
Aug
31
1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 31, 1805
...oceeded on over rough hills Some of them high
& Steep, deep Gullies and white earth which had been washed
down by rains &c. went about eight miles and halted to bat...
Sep
18
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 18, 1805
...n, had come 14 miles this day.
took our horses down a Steep gulley to a run to water them, we
Supped on a little portable Soup and Slept on this Sidling Moun-
tain....
Oct
10
1805
Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805
...e Saw porpises in the River. Saw a number of Sea
otter, Sea gulls, ducks &C. continued raining hard abl noon
the wind rose So high that [it] obledged us to turn bac...
Oct
20
1805
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — Patrick Gass: October 20, 1805
...d along a handsome part of the river; saw some
pelicans and gulls. And as the shores are lined with dead
salmon, there are abundance of crows and ravens. Vast
quant...
Oct
22
1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 22, 1805
early, and saw a great number of ducks, geese and gulls. At
10 o’clock we came to a large island, where the river has cut
its way through the point of a...
Nov
3
1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1805
...dges:
and saw a great many swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and gulls.
We went 28 miles and encamped on the north side. In the
evening we saw Mount Rainy on the same si...
Nov
4
1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 4, 1805
...dges:
and saw a great many swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and gulls.
We went 28 miles and encamped on the north side. In the
evening we saw Mount Rainy on the same si...
Nov
10
1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 10, 1805
...o day
we saw some porpoises, sea otter and a great many sea gulls.
The water is become very salt.
Dec
22
1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 22, 1805
early, and saw a great number of ducks, geese and gulls. At
10 o'clock we came to a large island, where the river has cut
its way through the point of a h...
Mar
5
1806
Clark: March 5, 1806
...e blue and brown heron, fishing Hawk, blue crested
fisher, Gulls of Several Species of the Coast, the large grey Gull of the
Columbia, Comorant, loons of two Spec...