Wildlife
Western gull
Larus occidentalis
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Secure
Of the 3 gulls described at Fort Clatsop, the one with a “greyish brown back” is most likely the common Western Gull.
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Western 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...