California condor survey field notes, v1476
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A Greendown hit. -Continued- California Condor Eben McMillan 28 August 1963 Food direction of flight of up to Twenty Condor came to the Breckenridge Mountain All that fall season to feed on the carcasses of Cows that the Rudnick interests had shipped into that area in a weakened condition and resulting in a good many of them dying before green grass came. Jim Dean told me that he always noticed that these Condors when finished feeding, sometime as late as 6:00 p.m., would circle up high and head Southwest in the general direction Wheeler ridge, that is near the mouth of Graperine Cany on highway 99. Mr. Dean supplied this information without prompting from me. Nor did I ask for particulars his observations as to which way these Condor left the west Breckenridge area when finished feeding. From his general description of Condor I think there is little doubt but that Mr. Dean knows Condors. He has seen no Condor in the Woody area during the past three years he has worked there for Charlotte Smith and her sister - Mr. Dean thought I should see Andy Chan who tends cattle for Camp and McBane, who now have a Rankin Lease on the Southwest slope of Breckenridge Mountain and who could probably give me information on Condor in the event any of the birds come to this area this fall. Mr. Dean will keep on the lookout for Condor and keep records for me on any observation he might make.