Netul River (Fort Clatsop)

Two of our perogues have been lately injured very much in consequence of the tide leaving them partially on shore.

every thing moves on in the old way and we are counting the days which separate us from the 1st of April and which bind us to Fort Clatsop.-
Meriwether Lewis

Two dugout canoes on the ground

Photo taken December 17, 2010 by Jo Ann Townsend with permission of Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Fort Clatsop.

Male Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis)

The large black and white pheasant is peculiar to that portion of the Rocky Mountain watered by the Columbia river.
at least we did not see them in these mountains until I we reached the waters of that river nor since we have left those mountains.
they are about the size of a well grown hen.
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Large chicken-like bird with black and white markings

Photo ©2007 Mdf. Permission via the GNU Free Documentation License.

Female Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis)

The small speckled pheasant found in the same country with that above discribed, differs from it only in point of size and somewhat in colour.
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Smaller chicken-like bird with brown, tan, and white feathers

Photo: Lolo Trail, September 11, 2009.

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

The small brown pheasant is an inhabitant of the same country and is of the size and shape of the specled pheasant which it also resembles in it's economy and habits.
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Female Spruce grouse

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Crow (Corvus corax)

The Crow raven and Large Blackbird are the same as those of our country only that the crow is here much smaller yet it's note is the same.
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Smaller black bird cawing

Photo ©2007 Walter Sigmund. Permission via the GNU Free Documentation License.

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

The Crow raven and Large Blackbird are the same as those of our country only that the crow is here much smaller yet it's note is the same.
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Plump bird with hairy black feathers

Photo ©2008 Billy Hunt. Permission via the Creative Commons 2.0 License.

Brain Tanned Deer Hide

The greater part of the Men in the fort were employed in dressing Skins, making Moccosins &ca.
-Meriwether Lewis-

Naturally cured deer skin