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  • Little Clark Says Hello

    JILL HONER|Jun 14, 2023

    This lovely little Clarks Nutcracker stopped by Jill Honer's home just the other day to say hello. Honer sent this picture to the Ledger along with a little history on the little bird. The Clarks Nutcracker was the second bird listed in Lewis and Clark's journal. Therefore, it was named after William Clark. William Clark first observed it in 1805 along the banks of the Salmon River, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its scientific name literally means "nutcracker of the Columbia." Lewis...

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