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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.