Wildlife
Lesser Canada goose; Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Vulnerable
This Cackling Goose subspecies breeds on the Aleutian Islands and winters on the Pacific NW coast in small numbers.
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Lesser Canada goose; Cackling Goose
Oct
25
1805
Clark: October 25, 1805
...e man killed a Small deer & Several others Seen I
killed a goose, and Suped hartily on venison & goose. Camped on the
rock guard under the hill.
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October 25th F...
Oct
26
1805
Clark: October 26, 1805
... hunters killed five Deer, 4 verry large gray Squirrels, a
goose & Pheasent, one man giged a Salmon trout which we had fried in a
little Bears oil which a Chief ga...
Oct
31
1805
Clark: October 31, 1805
...nder a Shelveing rock below our
Camp
one of the men Shot a goose above this Great Shute, which was floating
into the Shute when an Indian observed it, plunged into...
Nov
8
1805
Clark: November 8, 1805
...proceeded on Close under the Stard. Side
R. Fields Killed a goose & 2 Canvis back Ducks in this bay after
Dinner we took the advantage of the returning tide & proce...
Jan
22
1806
Lewis: January 22, 1806
... celindric, with few or no
radicles and from the size of a goose quill to that of a man's finger; the
center of the root is divided into two equal parts by a stron...
Feb
8
1806
Clark: February 8, 1806
...eet. it grows very thick and
is from the size of that of a goose quil to that of a mans thumb,
Celendric. the bark of the older or larger part of the Stalk is of a...
Feb
12
1806
Clark: February 12, 1806
... above) is from a foot to
18 inches high and as large as a Goose quil; it is Simple and erect. its
leaves are cauline, and Spredding. the leafits are jointed & opp...
Mar
8
1806
Clark: March 8, 1806
...ast quantities dureing the winter. they feed
like the Swan Goose &c. on the grass and roots & Seeds which they
find in the marshes this bird is a little larger tha...
Mar
8
1806
Lewis: March 8, 1806
...rown brant or a third less than the common Canadian or wild goose. the
head is proportionably with the goose reather large; the beak also thicker
shorter and of mu...
Mar
15
1806
Lewis: March 15, 1806
...of the feathers are of the bluish brown of
the common wild goose. the breast and belly are white with an irregular
mixture of black feathers which give that part a...
Mar
15
1806
Clark: March 15, 1806
...f the feathers are of the blueish brown of the
Common wild goose, the breast and belly are white with an irregular
mixture of black feathers which give that part a...
Mar
24
1806
Lewis: March 24, 1806
...aterfowl today,
not a single swan, white brant nor a small goose is to be seen. a few
Cormorant, duckinmallard, butterbox, and common large geese were only to
be ...
Mar
25
1806
Clark: March 25, 1806
...e under
brush red willow, broad leafed Willow, Seven bark, Goose berry, Green
bryor, and the larged leaf thorn; the latter is Now in blume, the nativs
inform us t...
Mar
26
1806
Clark: March 26, 1806
... hunters joined us haveing killed 3 Eagles and a large Wild goose.
I had now an oppertunity of Comparing the bald with the grey Eagle; I
found the grey Eagle about...
Mar
26
1806
Lewis: March 26, 1806
...r hunters joined us having killed three Eagles and a
large goose. I had now an oportunity of comparing the bald with the grey
Eagle; I found that the greay Eagle w...