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and adjacent to the Farnsworth Fence. He said he
knew this bird was a Condor by its great size. He
it stood three feet, or three and one-half feet high. This
death Oak he [illegible] to, and which he pointed out to me, is
the same Oak in which all the Buzzards were perched on
September 12 when I was watching the Calf Carcass,
Mrs. Farnsworth had dragged into the flat, and the
same Oak in which several Condor were perched.
Mrs. Farnsworth found some Condor feeding on this
carcass on 11 September 1962.
Mr. Bosworth stated that he watches the hawks all
the time and only last week he saw a flock of about
thirty Buzzards circling above the flat on the
Farnsworth property and at that time told his
wife that some animal must have died up there on the
Farnsworth Ranch to cause all those Buzzards to
take. He said the other Condor he saw was circling with
some Buzzards about ten days ago above his home.
In that the Bosworth Home is only one-half mile—
West by Northwest from the Farnsworth Home and in the
Valley where hundreds of Buzzards, and up to fifty
Condor, have circled on numerous occasions during
the last month, it seems strange that some members
of the two families who live here did not see Condor
more than three occasions. This points up the
fact that unless someone is particularly interested
in birds, Condor can pass over, and even feed
regularly within one-quarter mile of habitation
and not be recognized.
The Mister Bosworth Sr. told me of his interest in
Wildlife and wondered how many Condor still survive.
I answered his question by stating that no one knows
many Condor still survive; but that one can be