California condor survey field notes, v1476
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Page 40 Navajo California Condor Continued - 19 March 1963 Eben McMillan -food- Four Ewes, from his herd, died from the cold after having been shorn of their wool last Wednesday. This herder told me that when herding sheep in the Tehachapi Mts. in 196 a Cold Spell bit just after the herd had been shorn and that 84 Ewes from his flock perished in one night. I then drove to the camp of the Mexican Shepherd, that is located about ½ mile below the Carrisa-plains-Paso Rob highway in the Navajo canyon and was told that he los 24 head of Ewes from his flock. These dead sheep were scattered about in the draws to the east of his Trailer. grant numbers of Turkey Vultures were feeding on them. It Greatest Concentration of these dead sheep were in a Pat of Juniper bushes, at the head of a draw, about ¼ mi East of his trailer. 8 dead Ewes could be reached with a stones throw from one spot. I then drove to the Shepherds Camp that is located south on Navajo Ridge, out towards the LaPanza Ranch. This man had lost one lamb from what he thought was a Coyote. He described it by saying Coyote, and then running his finger across his as if to say that the Coyote had opened the lambs thi I then drove to the Shepherds Camp above the San Tu Ranch fence in The San Juan River. I saw one dead E near this fellows trailer. He was not present. I retur over the ridge and spent the next hour watching the Numerous Turkey Vultures that kept coming and going to and from the Sheep Carcasses in the upper Navajo. adult Condor 1 feather out of middle of Right wing [illegible] Left wing Condor at 3:00 p.m. I saw an adult Condor flying with several Turkey Vultures as though they were just emerging from a canyon to the north of me ½ mile away. This bird appeared to have just fed for its breast was very pronounced as it flew westward. It passed from the east to the west side of the Navajo