Wildlife
Tundra swan
Olor columbianus
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1805-12-08
Lewis first to note North American swans differed from European due to smaller size of this species to Trumpeter Swan.
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Tundra swan
Sep
30
1804
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: September 30, 1804
...board, when we
put off the Stern of our Barge got fast. She Swang round in the
Stream the wind being So hard from E. that [it] caused the
waves to run high the Boat...
Oct
8
1804
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 8, 1804
... maps to be correct, rather than the journals, it is
modern Swan Creek, in Walworth County.
1 The last word is not perfectly clear in the manuscript; nor am I able ...
Apr
26
1805
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 26, 1805
...e the best meat we find at this time one man
killed a White Swan in a large pond 4 or 5 miles from this, be-
tween the two Rivers, this pond the men that Saw it Jud...
Jun
26
1805
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 26, 1805
... we Set out as usal and proceeded on. Saw
a nomber of large Swans on the River. Some of the hunters
killed 2 of them. considerable of pine Spruce and bollsom fer
tr...
Jun
26
1805
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
... we Set out as usal
and proceeded on. Saw a nomber of large Swans. Some of the
1 Twelve hundred feet, according to Lewis. Since reaching Dearborn River
(July 18) th...
Aug
6
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 6, 1805
...and the most of his cloaths &c. I was in the Stern
when She Swang & jumped out to prevent hir from turning
over but the current took hir round So rapid that caught ...
Oct
5
1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: October 5, 1805
...kins, passed Several Islands Some of the
hunters killed one Swan and Several brants, we had Several
1 "The roots are of a superior quality to any I had before seen;...
Oct
8
1805
Clearwater to Snake River — John Ordway: October 8, 1805
... of the canoes Struck a rock in the middle of
the rapid and Swang round and Struck another rock and cracked
hir So that it filled with water, the waves roared over ...
Oct
29
1805
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — Patrick Gass: October 29, 1805
...a
large Indian village. On our way down we saw a great many
swans, geese and ducks; and a number of sea otter. There
are some small bottoms along the river, with co...
Nov
3
1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1805
...ncamped on a large island, in which
is a large pond full of swans, geese and ducks. On our way
and here we killed some of each kind. At night Captain
Lewis had a sm...
Nov
3
1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — John Ordway: November 3, 1805
...d4 which is mostly prarie and large ponds. which is full
of Swan Geese brants and ducks &C. Several Indians camped
with us. at Sunset we got a small canoe and carri...
Nov
4
1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 4, 1805
...also passed a 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 ...
Nov
5
1805
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 5, 1805
..., and some of the men went out and
killed nine brants and a swan. Three of the brants were
quite white except the points of their wings, which were black.
We procee...
Nov
7
1805
John Ordway: November 7, 1805
...marshy,
partly covred with willows &C. the hunters killed a Swan and
Several geese to day and Camped on the Stard Side at a Spring
run.3
Nov
8
1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 8, 1805
...ick, the swells were
so great. In it there are a great many swans, geese, ducks and
other water fowls. The whole of this day was wet and disa-
greeable; and the dis...