California condor survey field notes, v1476
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Page 90 - 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.