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Gymnogyps californianus
July 5, 1946 Branch Mtn., Calif.
to Luelling's place about 1/2 mile to E. of Lookout;
Luelling was not home, so I left him a note requesting condor information. Chased Mrs. Frank at Block
Mtn. Lookout - she said only buzzards had been
seen there; she had a hazy idea of what condors
looked like. About 4 p.m. I left Branch Mtn., & returned to Averaless Ranch. There I talked to fore-
man Took. He said he saw 3 about March on E.
side of Mt. Cheaney Mtn.; that they seemed to be seen
only on the Buckhorn side of Pine Mtn. - around Bear-
trap & Marting Canyon; that the most ever seen
was 7 (several years ago). Took seems very re-
liable & honest. One rider who often went up on
the ridge said that occasionally he saw 2 or 3, some
times maybe 4 or 5 (I'm not sure he knew the birds).
The Cooks' husband said he used to live near Fig-
nerosa Mtn. & sometimes 2 were seen around there.
The dirt-outs were not at this ranch, so I left for La
Benza to camp.
July 6, 1946 Beartrap Canyon, Calif.
Drove up San Juan River from La Benza Ranch,
thence up Beartrap Canyon, then hiked from 8:10
to 9:10, & took a position on hillside N. of the Dan-
can condor nest about 1 mile. At 9:07 I saw
one condor about 1/2 mile N. of Beartrap Pockes
soaring N. toward La Benza - I did not see where