California condor survey field notes, v1476
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P.216 -continued- California Condor Eben McMillan 31 July 1963 of beartrap rocks from 10:05 to 10:10 a.m. Two different -toned Eagle calls could be distinguished. At 10:25 a.m. an Eagle (Golden) circled the high point of beartrap rock for one minute then drifted out at sight southward. At 11:45 a.m. Two Buzzards dashed about on the wind currents, high above the beartrap rocks from 11:45 to 11:55 a.m., although it was hot and calm down in the canyon bottom there must have been strong air up above where the Buzzards were judging from the way they were buffeted about. I left the canyon area at 11:55 a.m. and hiked up above pyramid rock and took up a watch on top of rock just under the main rock mass and directly below the main point of beartrap rock. I remained at this location until 5:30 p.m. A buzzard was seen flying about the area on two occasions during the afternoon and many white-throated swifts dashed about, but otherwise the area was absent of birds in flight. Leaving the beartrap rocks I arrived at the place where I had left the pickup truck at 7:00 p.m., while passing down the beartrap creek, en route to pickup, one adult Mountain Quail and nine young that were about 3/4 grown showed tiny fear of me and fled and moved about within a foot of where I stood, motionless, in the trail. A Poor-Will was flushed from the trail up which I had passed about mid-day without seeing this bird. One Coyote started from the trail in front of me as I passed through one of the grass covered flats along beartrap creek. The Coyote stopped running and returned. Suspiciously, it toward me as I started forward, only to dash up the hillside, into the brush when appearing to catch the scent of my boots. Juke Martin has shipped in some very poor Mexican food for Condor. Would be furnished by the No Buzzards were at the Sharp remains at Lapanza Ranch.