Lewis and Clark may be best known for mapping a water route to the Pacific Ocean, but did you know they also made significant contributions to science? They were careful and accurate observers, and the experts of the time had trained Lewis in natural history and the methods of collecting samples of plants and animals. One of my favorite members of the Family Picidae is the Lewis’s Woodpecker (melanerpes lewis). Legs and feet are gray. The American or Pale Goldfinch was spotted by Lewis and Clark near the Marias River, Montana in June 1805. When we study this famous expedition we combine our history and science lessons to learn more about the birds and animals native to the American West by creating an Animal Discovery Journal . Western Tanager: Medium-sized tanager with brilliant red head, bright yellow body, black back, wings, and tail. Where there any deaths among the expedition during the trip? Upon leaving Fort Mandan, Lewis and Clark sent this report, along with some members of the expedition and a map of the U.S. drawn by Clark back to St. Louis. Wings have two bars: upper bar is yellow, lower bar is white. During this time, Lewis and Clark wrote their first report to President Jefferson. 135 p. QL683.L49S58 2002. When the term is LEATHER-WINGED BAT (4-16-05) the species is a mammal, but listed by Lewis and Clark as a bird, as is done in the Bible, Leviticus 11:19. In it, they chronicled 108 plant species and 68 mineral types. It was first recorded on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Male birds are bright yellow with a white rump, black forehead, white edges on black wings and tail and yellow at the bend of the wing. While Lewis and Clark were the first Americans to see much of what would become the western United States, those same lands had long been occupied by native peoples. What kind of mammals and birds were encountered? What were some of the long-term results of the expedition? The Natural History of Lewis and Clark: Selected Resources: Science Reference Guides from the Library of Congress ... Discovering the birds and mammals of the Lewis & Clark Trail. Detail, Lewis and Clark's map of the Columbia at present day Portland. Courtesy Library of Congress (79692907) Detail, Lewis and Clark's map of the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers. Lewis & Clark Expedition Wildlife Species Information: Lewis and Clark became the first scientists to document the natural history of the American West. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nest near the park and can often be seen in flight or perching along the Lewis and Clark River. ... he was found dead in a cabin along the Natchez Trace with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. What kinds of medicine did the expedition take along? Dayton Duncan Listen to the RealAudio: The, during the winter in North Dakota, the Hidatsas had told Lewis and Clark about there’s this ferocious animal that lives where you’re gonna be going. TOP OF PAGE. Jenkintown, PA, Core of Discovery, c2002. Expedition. In Canada, this bird is found only in Southern British Columbia and is considered to be of special concern or vulnerable. The park has a high number of resident and migratory birds due to its diversity of habitats and its location on the Pacific flyway. Lewis’s Woodpecker-Melanerpes lewis. 1807. Lewis and Clark’s arsenal included 200 pounds of gunpowder and an experimental air rifle. Females are duller and grayer in color. Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, Courtesy National Park Service Female is olive-green above, with gray back and yellow underparts. Courtesy Library of Congress (79692907) Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), ca. Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings. How active was the fur trade in North Dakota before Lewis and Clark?