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- Continue - California Condor -
4-June-196
Condor
Condor was observed perched on the dead limb of
a moderately sized Big Cone Spruce Tree that grew
the left of the trail about 150 yards in front of us.
This Condor spread its wings as we watched it.
We could see the red streak where its full clipper
exposing the skin of its body - Ducking back in
the brush a helped Ian get his Camera from
back on his back. Ready ing the Camera we
back into the trail but the Condor had flown.
Incident took place at about 5:00 am.. Ten minute
later we saw an adult Condor circling one-half
To our Northeast. This Condor approached us, flew
past to the northward and moved away to the
Northwest. This was probably the same Condor that
we saw sitting in the Tree Previously, But
not the one with the feather missing from the wing
that we saw on the trail earlier in the afternoon.
We reached the hole-in-the-wall at sunset-after
several Turkey Vultures perched in dead Snag
on a Point that was in the Pino river drain
No Condor were roosting in Hole-in-the-wall
NOISELY
Three Raven called noisely as we looked over
Pinn. Canyon when called from nearby rocks of
White-throated Swift and Violet Green Swallows for
above Hole-in-the-wall - at dusk a poor-hill Clee
from the Hill sides nearby., The sun set clear
The evening was warm-
We found scattered holes of water in the Creek be
above hole-in-the-wall - but they will not remain
Long as we could see it is drying up fast.