Wildlife
Interior least tern
Sternula antillarum athalassos
Habitat
In area now between Blair, NE and Modale, IA
Conservation
Imperiled
The species was prevalent on Missouri until early 1900s. Loss of open sand bars for nesting led to endangered status.
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Interior least tern
Aug
26
1803
Final Days of Waiting in Pittsburgh
...head, knowing that the success of Jefferson's vision for western exploration depended on departing before conditions worsened further.
Aug
27
1803
Lewis Inspects the Nearly Complete Keelboat
...oars, poles, or tow rope. The boat featured a cabin at the stern and could carry approximately 10 tons of cargo.The keelboat would serve as the expedition's primary...
May
13
1804
Departure: May 13, 1804
... at Camp Dubois. Clark set off with the main party in the afternoon, proceeding up the Missouri River about four miles in a heavy rain. Lewis would join them from S...
Aug
14
1805
Lewis: August 14, 1805
...ich he
informed me represented the vast mountains of rock eternally covered with
snow through which the river passed. that the perpendicular and even
juting rock...
Aug
19
1805
Lewis: August 19, 1805
...cue is formed with throngs of dressed
lather or Otterskin aternately crossing each other. at present most of
them have cut short in the neck in consequence of the...
May
27
1806
Clark: May 27, 1806
...und in
most parts of the rocky Mountains as will as the Western and S W.
mountains, I had never an oppertunity of examineing, untill a fiew days
Since when we ki...
May
27
1806
Lewis: May 27, 1806
...ound in most parts of the
roky Mountains as well as the Western and S. W. mountains. I had never an
opportunity of examining untill a few days since when we kille...
May
29
1806
Clark: May 29, 1806
...ch are capillary, erect,
inserted on the top of the germ alternately with the petals, equal short,
membranus; the anthers are also four each being elivated with i...
Jun
1
1806
Lewis: June 1, 1806
...ch are capillary, erect,
inserted on the top of the germ alternately with the petals, equal short,
membranous; the anthers are also four each being elivated with ...
Jun
10
1806
Clark: June 10, 1806
Jun
10
1806
Lewis: June 10, 1806
...W. 2 m to
Collins's creek. thence due North 5 m. to the Eastern border of the
quawmash flatts where we encamped near the place we first met with the
Chopunnish l...
Jun
12
1806
Lewis: June 12, 1806
...is agreeably situated in a point of timbered land on the eastern border of
an extensive level and beautiful) prarie which is intersected by several
small branches...
Jun
12
1806
Clark: June 12, 1806
...s agreeably Situated in a
point of timbered land on the eastern borders of an extensive leave) and
butifull prarie which is intersected by Several Small branches ...
Jun
30
1806
Lewis: June 30, 1806
...ed and graized our
horses. while here Sheilds took a small tern and killed a deer. at this
place a road turns off to the wright which the indians informed us lead...
Jul
3
1806
Clark: July 3, 1806
...Clover in this vally one
the white Clover Common in the Western parts of the U. States, the other
Species which is much Smaller than either the red or white both ...
