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Gymnogyps californianus
June 16, 1946 S.Ventura Co., Cal.
bers' place about 3 p.m. I drove to Malibu
Lake area to Ventura Co. Fire Station & visited
Harvey Anderson (WCC's son-in-law) and
other personnel. Harvey remembered me &
was friendly. I gave him some photos &
mimeo sheets to distribute to lookouts-
in his district Triunfo, Castro, & Topanga
were manned, & he sent relief men to Oat
Mtn. or Solaced district. "Scotty" (David
L.) Smith on Topanga had reported condors
last year. I talked with Smith on the phone-
his identification is not certain but probable.
He saw 2 on June 17, 1945, at 6:55 p.m.
when they perched on rocks near the lookout;
they left at 8:30 p.m. & flew toward Castro
Ple. (this late time sounds strange). Aug. 25,
1945, one, then another, perched on nearby
rocks about 3 p.m. & left going west at
3:30 p.m. Scotty was impressed by the large
size, the "fingers" at wingtips, & the steady
unflapping flight. He did not see the white
wing linings. This man is middle-aged & as-
really reliable, Anderson said. Harvey had
formerly been stationed at Quail Lake & Sand-
berg's (in several years ago) & had seen
condors there (no notes). He said he had