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Gymnogyps californianus
June 13, 1946 Hopper Canyon, Calif.
there were between the brush & potholed cliff -
2 adults flew from there, flopping, at 4:18. I then
saw 2 sunning backs near edge of brush at
this lowest visible level. At 4:20, two still at
the "Log Pool". One sloshed in the pool for 15± sec., then
walked 30±' S. on the open rocks, the other following.
There, & the other drying wings there, all immatures.
The last bather spread wings, back to sun (4:23).
These still perched at lowest level at brush edge.
4:27, two more at "Log Pool" (the pool 20±' below
highest limb). 4:32, an adult landed at "Log Pool"
carbon
and barked. Two more adults landed at S. side
of that pool at 4:35 - the first to land jumped up
to a 6±' higher perch as second landed. 4:36, the
(second) stood at pool's edge on sunny side (N. half
in shade). This bird barked about 4:38, then took,
off dawn canyon (4:39). 4:40, I counted about
9 around the Conda Falls, 2 or 3 having landed
on rock points there. Two of these had wings
spread, sunning backs, 4 others were in sun-
shine. One flew from the top S. perch point & landed
30±' S. of "Log Pool" - about 1 minute later it went
to pool edge & walked in, taking a 10± sec. bath.
Then it stood at S. edge of pool & muffled up its fathers.
One drying near pool flopped hard 6±
times, then folded wings. On Near Root