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Times for 7 June all 15
minutes late - subtract 15
ask
Gymnogyps californianus
June 7, 1946
Hopper Canyon, Calif.
word Pyramid D.O. At 10:50 I saw one adult on Flat
B2 - it was still there at 11:15 when I arrived at
Pyramid D.O. At 11:15 I also saw one adult perched
on top long branch of Near Root Tree, 6' out from
trunk, standing quietly, facing S. Cool fair SW breeze;
visibility fair. 11:39, the 2 perched as before; I had dis-
covered no others. 11:55, the one on Flat B2 was gone
though one (same?) was atop a green B2, about 200
yds. further E. About 12:15 the adult left Near Root
Tree, 4 3 minutes later the one left its Arundell
Ridge perch. I could spot no others so at 12:30
left hiked toward Hopper Mtn. Hiked on Hopper
Ranch trail to above Hopper Ranch, thence over the
ridge to W. to Turner Oil Co., arriving about 2:15.
I saw no carcasses on the way. Pete Legan told me
that a day or two after Sid Peyton laid out the
cayate carcass at Whiteacre Bluff, Vernon Keene
saw about 15 or 16 condors there. I believe that
such large numbers at a small carcass indicate
cater hunger. Pete also told me that in the
winter of 1943 (?) the snow was waist deep
at Turner Oil Co. after one storm - this was
the worst snow in at least 16 years that
Pete has lived there. Another heavy snow,
knee deep, occurred the winter 2 men froze
to death in Hopper Canyon.