California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben Mcmillan 16 may 1964 about four months old, yesterday, in what I thought was the last hours of life, but found it today in the same spot, in about the same shape, being unable to get up, but still being capable of being startled when one would jump Towards it and wave his hands. When this was done the calf would react with a start, as if it were going to get up quickly, but that is all that would happen. It could not get its body off the ground. On one occasion this Calf uttered a plaintive bowl. Returning to west side of Cholame valley, retracing my route, I Saw Two pair of Burrowing Owls along the east side foothills. Crossing the culvert under which pumped Water now flows to water the Cattle just west of the Kerr Grade road turnoff, from the main Cholame flats Road, I Noticed One Cow that had just expired last night while the two Cows that I had photographed yesterday were still alive and in about the Same Stage of living as they were Yesterday. Someone had Put New hay in front of these Cows but other Cattle Were eating it up instead of the distressed animals. Driving southward along foothills, from foot of Kerr Grade, I lett my pickup in the headwaters of the first large Canyon south of Kerr Grade and hiked along the ridge top following the dividing fence between the White Property and Cholame Rancholands in search of a fresh carcass on which Condor could be feeding, having seen Condor in this area a few days ago. No fresh bodies -