California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben McMillan 18 February 1964 had molested them by this time. At 11:00 A.M. I Passed by the place where I had placed the two Jackrabbit carcasses earlier this morning. No birds of any sort were in sight nor were any remains of the two jackrabbits to be found anywhere. After searching the area thoroughly, thinking that some creature might have dragged one, or both, rabbit carcasses away some distance, I found no sign of the rabbit carcasses in the area. I hiked north along the east face of Hopper Mountain to where the Pole Canyon road comes out on top of Hopper Rim. Following the road northward along Hopper Rim for about one-quarter mile I observed two separate automobile tracks that had gone on out this road, and returned, since the last rains. One set of tracks that had been made not long after the last rain storm had torn the road up considerably. When these tracks were left, it was still quite muddy for the vehicle slid back and forth as it progressed on out the bridge. Returning it experienced some difficulty and in one place appeared to have become stalled until a tire chain was mounted on the left rear wheel. A second vehicle had passed up Pole Canyon Road and out along Hopper Rim within the last few days. This car left dim tracks due to the cementing of the road surface following the mixing up of the surface by the early car. Nevertheless, in places one could easily see the tracks of this late vehicle that appeared from these tracks to have been made by a light weight vehicle that did not have heavy tread on its tires. At 12:11 P.M. Two adult Condor flew southward, swiftly, over the crossroads at Pole Canyon-Hopper Rim and Hopper Mountain These Condor dropped from sight behind the northeast face of -