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Nov-7. Saw two California Condors at
one time and three at another time,
yesterday while taking stroll up
one of the ridges. They might
have been the same individuals
but there were at least three.
They were flying at a
considerable height so I could
not tell very much about them.
They seemed however to cover
great distances in making
their circles through the air.
I also noticed a characteristic habit they have of dipping
downward in their flight. It
reminds me somewhat of the
dipping when in flight of the
California Brown Pelican.
Nov-12. Several times of late I
have disturbed congregations of Red-shafted Flickers
that had gathered in some
land from which the brush
had been burned. I do not
know the exact cause of these