Ring-necked duck

Sep 2 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 2, 1805

...GASS'S JOURNAL OF THE forenoon we killed some pheasants and ducks, and a small squirrel. In the afternoon we had a good deal of rain, and the worst road (if road it...

Oct 12 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 12, 1805

...n a small canoe, and acted as pilots or guides. We saw some ducks and a few geese, but did not kill any of them. There is no four-footed game of any kind near this ...

Oct 14 1805

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 14, 1805

... bad, but we got over without injury. We saw some geese and ducks this forenoon and killed some of the ducks. About 1 o’clock a canoe hit a rock, and part of her ...

Nov 4 1805

Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 4, 1805

...number of Indian lodges: 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 R...

Nov 16 1805

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 16, 1805

...o Camp had killd four Deer and a number of geese brants and ducks, a number of Savages Stayed with us all day.

Nov 16 1805

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 16, 1805

.... They had killed 2 deer, 9 brants, 2 geese, 1 crane, and 3 ducks. The day being clear we got all our baggage dried, and in good order; and quietly rested until Cap...

Nov 23 1805

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 23, 1805

...our hunters came in, and had killed 3 deer, 8 brants and 12 ducks. —In the evening the weather cleared and we had a fine night.

Jan 3 1806

Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 3, 1806

... to the Fort had killed nothing but one Deer one Swan and 4 ducks, also a raven which they eat on new years day to Satisfy their hunger.1

Jan 5 1806

Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 5, 1806

...urned to the Fort had killed nothing except one brant and 2 ducks Shortly after 2 men came from the Salt Camp with about 2 gallons of Salt, they had killed three El...

Mar 28 1806

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 28, 1806

... in the meat, and others went out and killed some geese and ducks. At the last village we passed I took notice of a difference in the dress of the females, from tha...

Apr 7 1806

Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 7, 1806

...a little &C. Drewyer returned with the Savages and killed 2 ducks this evening &C.

Apr 8 1806

Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 8, 1806

...eturned, but had killed nothing, except a beau- tiful small duck. 212 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE CHAP. XIX. EDNESDAY gth. The morning was pleasant ; we there- fore loa...

Apr 16 1806

Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 16, 1806

...are of. one large new kind of a grey Squerrell also. 1 or 2 ducks the game is verry scarce about this place.

Apr 16 1806

Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 16, 1806

...rning returned in the evening and had killed two deer, some ducks and four squirrels, three of a beautiful speckled kind, and as large as a common grey squirrel, bu...

Apr 25 1806

Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 25, 1806

...ed a little to please them, one of the party killed Several ducks to day.