This is bird note. The Inter Mountain West was once rich in native grasslands, and in

grassland birds. One in particular played an important role in the creation story of

the Nemi Poo, or Nez Perse people, and that's meadowlark.

Meadowlark was coming up the Columbia River in both Coyote that there was a monster in

the Camille Valley. This is Elliott Moffitt. In our language we've talked about meadowlark

with the meadowlark characteristics were because they were always talking, you know,

and they were passing on information so they were kind of the reporter. Meadowlark is

the talkative bird. You can often see them singing from the top of fence posts or trees.

In this story, Meadowlark warns Coyote about a monster. The monster was eating up all

the animals in Camille, and Coyote was our superhero too, and this would be for people.

So he went there. He developed this plant to kill the monster, and he did. And from the

monster was created in the Nemi Poo, and you can still see the heart of the monster

Camille. The heart of the monster is a small rocky butte in what is today designated as a

national park site in the Camille Valley of North Central Idaho. Meadowlark continues to sing there

today. For bird note, I'm Monica Goki.