Wildlife

Ring-necked duck

Aythya collaris
Habitat
Deer Island, above Cowlitz River
Conservation
Secure

Ring-necked ducks winter along both coasts and south of Northern Plains. Numbers increasing in recent decades.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Ring-necked duck

Mar 29 1806
Lewis: March 29, 1806
... great numbers of both the large and small swans, gees and ducks seen today. the former are very abundant in the ponds where the wappetoe is found, they feed muc...
Mar 29 1806
Clark: March 29, 1806
... best roots. Great numbers of the whistling Swan, Gees and Ducks in the Ponds. Soon after we landed 3 of the nativs came up with Wappato to Sell a part of which ...
Apr 5 1806
Clark: April 5, 1806
... orderly manner. Saw the Log cock, the humming bird, Geese, Ducks &c. to day. the tick has made it's appearance it is the Same with those of the Atlantic States. ...
Apr 5 1806
Lewis: April 5, 1806
...renter and Sextant. Saw the Log cock, the hummingbird, gees ducks &c today. the tick has made it's appearance it is the same with those of the Atlantic States. the...
Apr 8 1806
Clark: April 8, 1806
...hooting. Soon after Drewyer returned haveing only a Summer Duck. the Elk is gorn to the mountains as the hunters Suppose. in the evening late an old man his Son &...
Apr 8 1806
Lewis: April 8, 1806
... fires. in the evening the hunters returned having killed a duck only; they saw two bear and some of the blacktailed jumping or fallow deer, such as are found abo...
Apr 25 1806
Clark: April 25, 1806
... ease all our baggage and the packs of the men.we killed 6 ducks in the course of the day; one of them were of a Species I had never before Seen. the legs yellow ...
Apr 25 1806
Lewis: April 25, 1806
...ase all our baggage and the packs of the men.we killed six ducks in the course of the day; one of them was of a speceis which I had never before seen I therefore ...
May 1 1806
Clark: May 1, 1806
...ing Country. we Saw a Great number of Curloos, Some Crains, Ducks, prarie cocks, and Several Species of Sparrows common to the praries. I See Very little differen...
May 1 1806
Lewis: May 1, 1806
...kooske. we saw a great number of the Curloos, some Grains, ducks, prarie larks and several speceis of sparrows common to the praries. I see very little difference...
May 2 1806
Lewis: May 2, 1806
...o improve as we advance on this road. our hunters killed a duck only. the three young men of the Wollahwollah nation continued with us. in the course of the day I...
May 8 1806
Lewis: May 8, 1806
... horse which we killed at Colter's Creek. Sheilds killed a duck of an uncommon kind. the head beak and wing of which I preserved. the beak is remarkably wide and ...
Jun 10 1806
Clark: June 10, 1806
...d. as our grey squirel. Saw many Sand hill crains and Some ducks in the Slashey Glades about this place-.
Jun 10 1806
Lewis: June 10, 1806
...ed as our grey squirel. saw many sand hill crains and some ducks in the slashey glades about this place.
Jul 6 1806
Lewis: July 6, 1806
...s and a variety of sparrows common to the plains also some ducks. the North fork is terbid as is also the main branch which is about 50 yds. wide the other stream...

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