California Condor field notes, v1401
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Gymnogyps californianus July 9, 1946 Nr. Bryson, Calif. a rock point 1/4-1/3 mile upstream from the Pebble- stone Shut-In as "Vulture Rock" and said that was where the condors used to roost. From the road above DeTroyer's house we could see Baldy Bennett Pk. (almost in line to W. The old nest was on E. side of Bennett Pk. Walter Harris examined it once & told Bert a rock had fallen across the entrance; Bert said this rock was there when he got the egg. July 5, 1946 At Poza guard station, I talked with fire control assistant Olsen & others who did trail & fire work in this area. One was sure he had seen a condor though they had heard of them. Later they phoned me at Branch Mt., & told me that a man named Dunlap who worked there said he knew of two nests in the Fernanley area (N. of Black Mtn.). He also said they had been seen near Shanker a couple of times this year. At Branch Mtn. I talked with lookout Woodring. He had seen up to 9 turkey vultures perched on nearby rocks, but no condors - & had not heard of condors ever. One gets a direct view of Black Mtn. & Caliente Pk. from this lookout, but none of Mc Cheaney Mtn. - Boatrap Canyon area because of intervening hills. Day clear, about 70; fog toward coast in morning. I hiked down