California Condor field notes, v1401
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Gymnogyps californianus July 20, 1946 Nr. Frazier Park, Calif. 1942, in summer, he saw 3 condors near the road on Frazier Mtn. One was in air, one in a tree, & one on the ground. About 200ft. from the bird on ground was an old deer carcass - a couple of years old & picked clean, Meyn said. He found no other carcasses. During the war, Frazier Mtn., Thorn Pt., & Mt. Pinos were manned in winter as plane lookouts. Thorn Pt. only is manned in this ranger district now. The lookout was said to have taken a close pic- ture of a perched condor there this year. A guard said he saw a condor & buzzard on a carcass back (W. of) La O'Neil Canyon, 3 miles air-line from L.E.B.) Dec pumping station, about 2 weeks ago. Meyn said that last year he saw a condor (adult) perched on rocks near Thorn Pt. Lookout, & tried to sneak up on it to get a picture- the bird flew, but M. got a distant flight shot (I saw it - a condor adult). July 21, 1946 Nr. Frazier Park, Calif. In Cuddy Valley I visited R.C. "Bob" Cuddy, about 70 yrs. old, who was born & raised there. He was interested in birds somewhat & told me that curlews, egrets, stilts, & oth er shore birds used to land there. He said his father was a "cattle king" there but that the "forest reserve" put them out of the cattle business. There used to be sheep there too, run by Kern C. Land Co. & several Frenchmen. He said flocks of 25 to 50 condors used to come in 4 con- tinuie month, & that they perched on rocks on Sounill mountain. When working about 6 yrs. ago near the head