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oford
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Gymnogyps californianus
April 17, 1946-1947 Bitterwater, Calif.
in large doses only. There is a Fish & Wildlife Bull-
stin a "1080" Sellock said.
May 28, 1947 Berkeley, Calif.
Mr. H.L. Willman of Ewalala dropped in at
M.V.Z. to tell me of some condor experiences. He
was an active man about 50 yrs. old. He was rais-
ed on a ranch near the foot of Willman Canyon
in the lower Seigque country & was well acquint-
ed with that region. He said that he used to
see condors often in the Manzana & near Bald
Mtn. there. (405 yrs. ago)
He said a pair nested near the
river on Wheat Peak for several years. A group
of mammals lived in that area then. He said
eggs were taken & sold for $25-$50. These
eggs came from the lower Seigque, not Falle
Canyon. Once about 1920 he saw 38 condors
near Seigque Falls, he said. Berniell, he
said, had several pictures of Seigque Falls copied
from some of Willman's. Willman said the condors
apparently fed largely on deer kills. Stockmen
in that area argued about whether they killed
stock or not - some claimed the birds struck
animals with their wings knocking them over cliffs
& then fed on them. Some also claimed the con-
dors had a mating whistle similar to the