California Condor field notes, v1401
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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