California Condor field notes, v1401
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Lymnogyps californianus April 5,1949 Ventura Co, Calif, region). Baker was for including everyone and showing no preference. Rickel wanted to do nothing until a policy for the area was written. The F.S. people said that actually there was no way in which a man could be succe- sfully prosecuted for entering such an area. Dallin would supposedly go on duty as cador patrolman on April 11 after numerous paper machinations in San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Ojai. Rickel de- splored any additional closures - there always brought criticism of the F.S. by stockman and hunter organ- izations. Rickel said that the man who fly the fire patrol (2x a day in fire season) say that they often see cadors, especially near Topatopa ridge. Overcast, ciris stratus, but fair breeze today. I saw no perched cadors in Popper Canyon from 12 to 7:30pm. May 25,1949 Cholame, San Luis Obispo Co. At Cholame Flat, watched from about 8am. to 11am., searching for cadors, but saw none. About 100 sows, only 2 or 3 turkey vultures. At least 500 cattle grazing. Clear warm day. Evidently the cadoras are not at present feeding in this area. Dan McMillon with the Eric Reynolds', watched here earlier in the month but saw none. Dan says that from Cuyama Valley to S. Monterey Co. there are many cattle carcasses. The cattle have been dying of lack-