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Frazier Mt.
P.350
California Condor Eben McMillian
1 October 1963
are the records of Condor sightings they Turned in and were made available
to me.
9/18/63: 3 Condor on East Frazier Mountain. By Frank A. Thorpe
9/15/63: 5 Condor on Mt. Pinos from 11:00 A.m. To 6:00 p.m. Bruce Lamberton
9/22/63: 3:00 p.m., 2 Condor going North between Mt. Pinos and Saw Mill Mountain
9/22/63: 4:00 p.m. 2 Condor close, on top of Mt. Pinos - S.W. side; Lamberton
9/25/63: 12:30 p.m. 3 Condor in Cuddy Valley - Dr. Plisco -
It is worthy of note that the two Condor seen by Mr.
Bruce Lamberton on 9/22/63 on the S.W. side of Mt. Pinos at
about 3:00 p.m. were down low enough that Mr. Lamberton could
see good detail of birds, had head, Beak, etc., as they flew
directly over his head.
Gary Plisco Noted that of the three Condor he saw in
Cuddy Valley on 9/25/63 at 12:30 p.m., one was small, Two were
large. I have found it difficult to distinguish between the
size of Condor when flying even though immature were with
adults in flight.
The following are observations of Mr. Calhoun, the fire lookout
in tower on top of Frazier Mountain
9/20/63: 10:20 A.m. 2 Condor Towards Lockwood Valley
9/23/63: 1:35 p.m. 1 " over Frazier Mountain Lookout
9/24/63: 11:00 A.m. 3 " towards Alamo Mountain
9/26/63: 2:05 p.m. 3 Condor over East Frazier
9/1/63 11:50 a.m. 1 Condor West of Frazier Mt. Lookout 1/2 mile - I
was at the tower when this Condor flew in from Pinos area, The
Following is an account of this observation.