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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