California Condor field notes, v1401
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Gymnogyps californianus February 14, 1947 Hopper Canyon Calif. got the key to the road by merely asking Mrs. Frank Philips for it, without even stating my bus- iness. The key is kept on a nail in the chicken house, accessible to anyone. The above condors still there at 4:20 - perhaps a lethargic immature. At 4:03 we came 5 over Hopper Rim about ½ mile N. of the lookout & when last seen (4:10) was descending slowly feet down, as if to alight on Arundell Ridge. At 4:30 I saw an adult - same? - stop a green tan stone on Arundell Ridge. Fair E. breeze, & cool. Fair E. breeze, & cool, at 4:45 when I left the lookout. Saw no more condors. Camped at head of canyon. February 15, 1947 Morning clear and warm. At 9:30 a.m. we left the car at head of the tractor trail & biked toward Big Cave along cliff tops. At 9:50 we saw 10 condors, 4 over Hopper Mtn. and 6 over Arundell Ridge, all circling as if recently leaving the roosts. At 10 a.m. I saw 7 in one bunch high over Arundell Ridge, circling & rising. Apparently all worked up over the W. Rim. At 10:12 I saw 5 over the W. Rim near Old Colin. At 10:25 we arrived at the pool stop Big Cave. The water was clear, but only a trickle ran over the falls. We found no tracks in the sand of the pool or near it, nor any footline