California condor survey field notes, v1476
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p. 258 —Continued— California Condor Eben McMillan 14 August 196? at its closest Point. Automobiles, Jeeps-pickups and large trucks used this road DURING the Time I spent here in observation. Dogs were barking off and during the time I spent here and the Cattle feeding operations that continues throughout most of the day, about the Farnsworth headquarters, gives rise to much bellowing of cattle-banging of truck doors, roaring of motors-talking of people and general confusion. At one point in this operation a pickup comes into the canyon twice each day, where the cow carcass was, to feed several young cattle the pasture in this area. The person performing the feeding operation acknowledges his presence with feed, to the cattle, by uttering loud mellow calls that tend to attract these cattle to the feed. These activities are general as a daily procedure. The buzzards that were feeding on the cow carcass this morning were well represented with young birds. This was not the when I came here yesterday evening. Most of these buzzards were very gentle and would allow one to pass within 50 feet of their perch without their flying. They did fly from the cow carcass when I came within 200 feet. But in a tree they seemed quite confident of their safety. The young buzzards were the most trusting. 50 plus buzzards were in the general area of the cow carcass at 9:00 A.M. Two Ravens also fed on the carcass. Mrs. Farnsworth came in her Jeep at 9:30 A.M. and offered to drive me to Rock Corral and show me where she had seen condor feeding on a dead calf on any. We drove to this location that was about 1/4 mile south of the rock corral. By following the marks left the four adult condor that Evelyn Farnsworth saw feed on this dead calf. We reconstructed the path— (Feed entered already) Food Oreplor