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Gymnogyps californianus
June 28/1946 Shandon, Calif.
which stayed until the car was fairly close. This
report I believe reliable as to identification - they
probably did not see that it definitely was the dog car-
cass though. Jan told me that Everett Hatch of
Shandon had told him of seeing condors in
Arrayo Pinoso on several occasions in deer
season. Hatch has packed into that country; he
also said he saw fewer last year than usual
there. Hatch believes the birds have a 20+ ft.
wingspread but knows the white under the wing.
Jan believes this report reliable as to condors
seen there.
June 29/1946 Shandon, Calif.
Visited the wife of Douglas, F&G Trooper, she told
me he had been trapping on Arsenal & Smith Roads
(in Castle Mtn. vicinity) lately. She had not heard
him mention seeing condors, tho. I drove to Chalone
Flat. At 9:50 I saw 2 over the hills at SE
end of the flat apparently following the usual
route down the Temblor Range toward Shole
Hills (gone out of sight 10 a.m.). I then saw 2
condors & 3 Turkey vultures circling over
came Newfords in the low hills of Redrock Canyon
about 1 ½ miles NE of Chalone Rocks. I saw 7
condors descend there, singly, by 10:21 (descended
out of my sight). I drove cross country, then, trying