Wildlife

Glaucous-winged gull

Larus glaucescens
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure

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

Oct 3 1804
Clark: October 3, 1804
...hunt a Chanell, Some rain this after noonSaw Brant & white gulls flying Southerly in large flocks-
Oct 6 1804
Clark: October 6, 1804
...Shore Saw great numbers of Prarie hens, I observe but fiew Gulls or Pleaver in this part of the river, The Corvos or Magpye is verry Common in this quarter We Cam...
May 1 1805
Clark: May 1, 1805
...Shields Sick with rhumetismone of the men (Shannon) Shot a Gull or pleaver, which is about the Size of an Indian hen, with a Sharp pointed bill turning up & 4 In...
May 11 1805
Clark: May 11, 1805
...d bluff exhibit more mineral quats & Salts than below, the gullies in maney places are white, and their bottoms one, two & 3 Inches deep of this mineral, no appea...
May 11 1805
Lewis: May 11, 1805
...pears both on the hills and bottoms, in the bottoms of the gullies which make down from the hills it lies incrusting the earth to the debth of 2 or 3 inches, and ...
May 12 1805
Lewis: May 12, 1805
...rry also grows here in the hollows and at the heads of the gullies; the choke Cherry has been in blume since the ninth inst. this growth has freequently made it'...
May 25 1805
Lewis: May 25, 1805
...ourant happened to set, and at the entrances of the little gullies from the hills, those rivulets having brought down considerable quantities of stone and deposit...
Jun 6 1805
Clark: June 6, 1805
...y hard plain, dcending & assending the Steep river hills & gullies, in my absence the party had killed an Elk & 2 buffalow, I Sent out for the meat a part of whi...
Jun 23 1805
Clark: June 23, 1805
...a rough & Steep assent for about 1/4 of a mile and Several Gullies & a gradual hill for 11/2 miles the heads of Several gullies which have Short assents & the wil...
Jun 27 1805
Lewis: June 27, 1805
...a kind of soft red stone in the bluffs and bottoms. of the gullies in this neighbourhood which forms this colouring matter.At the lower camp. Capt. Clark complet...
Jun 29 1805
Lewis: June 29, 1805
...ably from this cloud and therefore took refuge in a little gully wher there were some broad stones with which I purposed protecting my head if we should have a re...
Aug 14 1805
Lewis: August 14, 1805
...wo now pursue the herd at full speed over the hills values gullies and the sides of precipices that are tremendious to view. thus after runing them from five to ...
Aug 21 1805
Clark: August 21, 1805
...rom it is a dark brown flint tinged with that Colour. Some Gullies of white Sand Stone and Sand fine & as white as Snow. The mountains on each Side are high, and ...
Nov 26 1805
Clark: November 26, 1805
...he dead in Canoes Great numbers of Swan Geese Brant Ducks & Gulls in this great bend which is Crouded with low Islands covered with weeds grass &c. and overflowed...
Nov 30 1805
Lewis: November 30, 1805
...es, common blue crains, cormarants, haulks, ravens, crows, gulls and a great variety of ducks, the canvas back, duckinmallard, black and white diver, brown duck&c...

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