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Gymnogyps californianus
July 25, 1946 Hopper Canyon, GliT.
Falls appeared not to be running. At 9:20 I saw first
(?-long range)
turkey multivires soaring. 9:24, one adult condor ap-
peared just beyond Rim to W. of me, soared back &
forth, then S. into head of Parking Canyon as if
to cross the pass there or to slight. Rather large
dihedral angle, & this bird had feet down for
about 1 minute once. No crop bulge. Breeze
became more steady about this time. 9:31, I saw
one adult circling 400±' over Spring Canyon Mdw. work-
ing up the slope to W.. When 300±' above Rim, it
glided N., then circled above N. Rim, then headed
in a straight glide to over East Canyon. Here it
joined, & chased, another condor at 9:42, then, de-
sending, glided to 300±' over Crundell Ridge &
was joined by another (9:47). at 9:50, the two
circled & rose above Crundell Ridge. 9:48, one
adult soared 500±' over Big Meadow - it
circled lower & passed 100±' over the bait, then
landed in next to highest Near Root Tree at 9:50.
At 6:30 I saw 3 seen at once, at least 2 & probably all adults.
9:55, one circled over Spring Mdw. Canyon & rose to
1000±'; then N. & circled over N. Rim to 1500±', then
glided S.E. to about over East Canyon, then broke over
Spring Mdw. at 800±' at 10:11. The perched adult
100± yds.
moved up to highest root tree (Near Root Tree) at
10:10. The 9:31 bird passed at me twice about 1½