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california condor
Eben McMillan
24 June 1964
youngsters have become tired of them and left them to the
parents, or adults, to play with. These Trailbikes were towards
Fillmore from Oak Flat Ranger Camp. From Oak Flat Ranger
Camp on towards Cow Springs we saw less sign of road
use and abuse the farther we went.
Arriving at Cow Springs Campground at dusk we soon
had our evening meal and were prepared for the night.
Poor-will commenced calling a few moments before
dark. As happened when we were camping here before
one Poor-will called within 100 feet of our camp. The
jungle sound that ends the call notes could be heard very
plainly. Also when this bird was not calling a series of
low notes much like that of a mourning dove coo note
sounded at spaced intervals for a period of 4 or five
seconds. These short notes were very low and at
time intervals of about two per second. I am not
sure this was from the Poor-will, but if not I have no
idea what it could have been from.
Many large airplanes came over Cow Springs, and to
the west, in late evening. At times one would be
only a few minutes behind the preceding one. All were
going to or from Los Angeles, probably most were passenger
craft shuttling between Los Angeles and San Francisco.