California Condor field notes, v1401
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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.