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Its feet and legs seemed to be
of a pale flesh color, although
I could not see them nearly
so well as I could the bill which
was of a bright red color and
of considerable length--much
longer than the head I should
say.
Also saw at same place
three or four individuals of
a Sandpiper-like bird. The
birds were quite large of a
grayish (seen at some distance)
color and the bill was two and
one half inches long I should
judge.
Dec-28 I have moved outside and am
now at Watsonville.
On the journey here I noticed
as follows:-
A short time after we got
out of the canyon I saw
two or three Calif. Condors
at close range. They were
exceedingly tame. Perhaps