California condor survey field notes, v1476
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P.315 -continued- California Condor Eben McMillan 16 september 1963 Shooting at Condor loading wood on a pickup at the roadside told us that when he was hunting, yesterday, on Mt. Pinos, he was five hunters, who had .22 caliber rifles, shooting at Condor that flew over the area where they stood, the Condor, fortunately, was high enough so that the small caliber rifles were unable to effect it. Mt. Calhoun was on duty at the Lookout on Frazier Mountain when we arrived at 12:50 P.M. He gave the following Notes on Condor he had observed since last I was at this Lookout Station. Condor 8/22/63 - 12:34 - Two Condor - over Thorne Meadows 8/23/63 - 11:05 - Three Condor - south of Lookout 8/25/63 - 12:05 - Two Condor - west of Lookout 8/29/63 - 10:43 - One Condor - east of Lookout 8/31/63 - 14:20 - Two Condor - over Thorne Meadows 9/1/63 - 10:40 - Two Condor - over Alamo 9/8/63 - 18:25 - One Condor - over Grade Valley 9/12/63 - 10:55 - Nine Condor - over East Frazier 9/12/63 - 15:40 - Two Condor - over Thorne Meadows 9/14/63 - 8:10 - One Condor - " East Frazier 9/14/63 - 12:55 - Two Condor - " Thorne Meadows 9/15/63 - 12:00 - One Condor - " North Frazier Mr. Calhoun said that deer hunters still prowl the area during weekends and even this morning he saw three carloads of hunters working the area. We also said that a Mr. Corey, who takes care of cattle that graze on top of Frazier mountain, came upon the carcasses of two doe deer that had been shot by hunters on the south side of Frazier Mountain and left to the elements. Mr. Corey told Calhoun that a Condor was in a pine tree near the carcasses when he first found them. Mr. Corey said he rode his horse under the tree in which the Condor sat without Hunters Food Condor Vulnerability