California condor survey field notes, v1476
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P.235 -Continued- Frazier Mt. California Condor Eben Mcmillan 4 August 196 elevation easily. Should this bird have continued on the course it was following when I last saw it it Should have passed over the arvin, kern County area a seven thousand feet above the floor of the San Joa valley and move into either the Bear mountain or Brackenridge Mountains near their summits. A slight west wind blew over Frazier mountain as the Condor made its flight. Should Condor hold this elevation in passing over the South San Joaquin valley area, they be very difficult to observe when passing this area. I went to Lookout Tower and found that neither Mr nor Mrs. Calhoun had observed the young Condor as it flew past their tower. It is doubtful that these people see Condors unless they come quite close to the tower. Probably a good bird observer would See Con- over this mountain much more frequently than do the Calhouns. The Calhouns said they would purposely watch for Condor flying where hunters might shoot at them. I left top of Frazier mountain at 12:00 noon, lunched at spillover Camp where most hunters were moving out I talked with many of the unsuccessful hunters who did not appear discouraged in any way and were already making plans on returning next deer season. into on hunters > I saw little drinking of alcoholic beverages by deer hunters in Camp or in the forests. The hunters were a friendly lot, Generally, lack of any force to help these people seemed evident. Some attempt to regiment them as to camping areas, Camping permits and loaded rifles in cars was evident but no instance did I see attempts by Public officials to educate these people as to their