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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Gymnogyps californianus
February 15,1947 Hopper Canyon Calif.
or fresh whitewash there. Whitewash Ledge did not
seem to have any fresh whitewash. My old blind
was still atop the cliff as before. We descended the cliff
and searched for feathers below the cave & ledges -
we found no fresh feathers. Perhaps the birds
are seldom using the cave area for roosting this
year. At 10:40, as we were about to leave cliff top,
an adult passed about 150' over us, then turned
W. and descended to alight stop Flat Pa. on Cr-
undell Ridge. We were at the pool below falls at
11:00, then hiked downstream to tractor trail (11:30), then
up this trail to the road (12:10). It was rather
sultry, overcast with cirro-stratus, thin.
As we drove from the North Ridge area, two adults
soared 100' over us & circled over North Ridge
(not our car). We left for Fillmore & saw T. Work's
car parked at Barling Place. I suppose he was trying
to get feeding pictures in Big Meadow.
February 21,1947 Berkeley Calif
In the Milton Bay collection given to the MVZ.
is one mounted condor, "MCZ 171768" on bottom of
stand, in a standing position - a fairly good
mount.
April 13,1947 Bitterwater, S.Benito G.
I talked with Dave Salbke, game manager