California condor survey field notes, v1476
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the wings much like that of an adult Condor. As these three Swainson's hawk circled high in the late after- right it could be easily seen whereby individuals who not acquainted with this hawk could easily mistake the for Condor. I am still thinking about Bert Snedden's 60t Sighting. While I was watching the above mentioned hawks, Condor was seen with the glasses, at a great distance, from the southeast. This Condor came on until above the canyon of the Carcasses and circled there for several minutes until 5:00 p.m. when it gained altitude and drift out to the East. Ian and I camped on the knoll above the road that passes above the Farnsworth house and from where we had done much of our observing. Buzzards came in late evening and alighted in the trees along ridge south of the canyon where the Carcasses lay. After sunset the buzzards on the ridge moved down and flew in the pines and oaks one half way down from the rid tip to the Canyon bottom. Some buzzards moved down perch in the Oaks near the Carcasses. Odd buzzard were seen flying about at dusk and even when do settled over the area some of these birds were still work their way downhill to roost. A Pigmy Owl called from the Canyon to but south at dusk.