California condor survey field notes, v1476
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California condor Eben McMillian 9 September 1963 To the south Circling as it went and passed from sight behind the southern horizon. Single Condor Came and went from time to time throughout the afternoon. At 2:30 p.m., Ian and I took the Farnsworth Jeep and drove up canyon back of ranch buildings. A lone Condor was sighted perched in top of a dead pine on top of ridge one quarter mile west of bent pine—we drove to water tank on top of ridge south of Farnsworth ranch buildings. A lone Condor was seen circling above bent pine. The Greenhorn Mountain Complex that lays about five or six miles southeast and east of the Farnsworth Ranch could be seen plainly from the top of a hill south of the water tank that sets atop the ridge one mile south of the Farnsworth home. Large coniferous trees can be seen along the top of the Greenhorn Mountain and areas could be seen throughout this range where outcroppings of granite offered suitable nesting locations for Condor. Even though few sight records of Condor have come from the Greenhorn Mountain proper, I nevertheless feel this mountain chain is used as a roosting area; and possibly as a nesting site, on occasion. This Greenhorn summit would be two to three thousand feet higher than the Glenville area where the Farnsworths have their ranch. At 3:30 p.m., a lone Condor came from the Southeast and circled high above the Canyon where the dead Gowa Carcasses lay. This bird soon moved on out northeast-ward. Buzzards came out in numbers about 4:00 p.m. and seemed to be interested mostly just in flying. I doubt that any birds fed at the Gowa Carcasses since 8:00 A.M. today. At 4:45 p.m., three Swainsons hawk were observed circling high above the upper reaches of the Canyon in which the Carcasses were. All three of these hawks were of the medium color phase that shows a white pattern under—