California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben McMullan 9 July 1964 in their cheek Pouches. In one 100 foot Strip of roadway we found three dead Kangaroo Rats. Near the water draw where we first stopped I found the Carcasses of Two rats that appeared to have been exposed to the Sun for at least but full day, one of these two rats had 7 grains of Potted Oats in its Pouches. The other had No grain in its Pouches. Further along road we came upon one Kangaroo Rat with Potted Oats in its Pouches. This even though both Rolled Barley and Potted Oats were scattered on separate sides of the road. Three Kangaroo Rats that lay dead in the roadway within 100 feet of one another had No grain in their Pouches. Another Kangaroo Rat was found 200 feet further on the road. It had nothing in its Pouches. The area through which the above road runs did not appear to have a large Concentration of Kangaroo Rats. Rather tall grasses were growing along this roadway in most places and as do most roadways, it held to the Swales, and low places, and when passing over a ridge held to the saddles or low passes. This situation found the road holding to the areas of richer soil and therefore remaining away from the south slopes and open sunny ridges where the Rats were much more plentiful. Nevertheless, we found some dead rats along this roadway and it should be noted that even though Rolled Barley treated with strychnine and 1080 treated Potted Oats were both used what dead rats we found along this road that had grain in their cheek pouches without exception had 1080 treated potted oats even though both oats and barley were available. This would suggest that either [illegible] Potted oats are preferred by