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Gymnogyps californianus
June 39, 1946
Nr. Cholame, Calif.
the cow carcass there (where 11 condors yesterday). It was
now greatly swollen, the intestine burst, & hundreds
of flies were on it, but there was no evidence of eating
by condors, ravens, buzzards, or mammals, & no
buzzards or ravens in vicinity!
July 1, 1946
Nr. Cholame, Calif.
With Fisk & same trapper Wm. Douglas, drove
around his trap line on George Smith ranch
which lies north of Cattwood Pass area to
Table Mtn.. We saw no condors, but this area
is rolling & steep grassland mainly with many
cattle, & should be near condor lines of flight. I
saw 6 old carcasses of coyotes & bobcats
but none touched by condors apparently. About
5 p.m. visited the cow-carcass mentioned above,
& 6 ravens were perched near it, but apparently
not eaten by condors yet. The Douglasses told
me that Duane Hall of Paso Robles, who is connected
with state forestry in some way, told them a
man named Lazaro Villa (of Santa Margarita)
told him of condors at Mt. Cheney rite.. Douglas
also told me that between November 10-15, 1945, he
saw 22 condors at Salisbury Patress . This, coupled
with Mansfield's report, indicates many condors there
in fall. Douglas first trapped in the Shandon area
even years ago.