California Condor field notes, v1401
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oford 3311 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