California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben McMillan 25 June 1969 on an egg in Nest No. 5 during early spring months in the mid afternoon hours and probably in late fall again. Oak and [illegible] Big Cone spruce trees grow in front of the Entrance to Cave of Nest No. 5. A Condor flying into this cave would have to come in from above and could not fly in from below. A Big Cone Spruce grows near the ledge on which the Condor perched with uplifted wings that Leoford photographed. No tree is in sight in Leoford's photograph while a photo could not be taken now without the tree-top being in the picture. I would think it possible that some Condor nest sites could become unusable for Condors due to growth of trees nearby. This location will probably never become totally unusable as a nest site for Condor so long as they inhabit the Sespe Valley. We were standing in rubble where Bat Spur commences below Whiteacre Peak when we spotted Condor a long distance to our east over West Cobblestone Mountain Complex. This bird, after circling a bit, came west and went out of sight into Agua Blanca Canyon and behind Whiteacre Peak. This was at 11:58 A.M. At 12:03 another Condor was observed coming from Cobblestone into Agua Blanca and dipped from sight behind the rock outcrop on which Nest No. 5 is located, but well towards the bottom of the Agua Blanca canyon. This Condor came into sight soon after disappearing and was last seen by me passing up Agua Blanca. As this bird circled below I could see well defined bars on the back of wings—