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Gymnogyps californianus
May 31, 1946
Nr. Mt. Po[sg] Calif.
They set off in a glide toward Breckenridge Mtn.
until about 4 miles from me & at 2000' altitude.
at 4:22
Then they circled again - and I lost them. The
NW breeze continued. The carcass was about 1 mile
N. of a farmhouse - I did not have time to visit it.
There were a few cattle in this area.
June 1, 1946
E. of McFarland, Calif.
At 6:30 a.m. I visited the carcass, where I saw
car[?s] & turkey multies yesterday - it proved
to be a calf, still in the soft-hoofed stage. The
hide was brown & white Hereford. The location was
about 8 1/2 miles E. of McFarland, about 1/2 mile
W. of Porter ville road, & 2 1/2 miles N. of McFarland-
Woody road. The remains were on a rounded ridge
covered with 3" cropped dry grass & higher dry
volunteer oats. The slope was about 5%. There
was a barbed wire fence about 200 yds. to W. & a
farmhouse about 1 mile to S. The town of McFarland
was clearly visible from there. The remains were
in a line for 50 yds. Apparently the carcass
first lay at the uphill end. There I found many
tufts of hair & hide, about 20 pieces of car[?] -
like down, a car[?] secondary, 2 car[?] "bocks";
50' &
a few turkey multies feathers. 100' down
the slope from this was one ramus, & 30' further
its other ramus. There were neatly cleaned & appear