California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California condor. Eben McMillan 8 August 1964 Gaining the Tecuya Ridge turned east and went out of sight Traveling Northeastward behind Tecuya Mountain. This bird maintained a constant speed and kept to our west and north a good distance. Both Carl Lindquest, Deputy Sheriff Don and two Air National Guardsmen who were repairing a short wave Radio Transmitter that sets to the west of the Forest Service Lookout on Frazier Mt. about 200 feet. At 2:45 p.m. a condor was observed sailing low above the tree-tops on North Frazier Mountain. This bird was about one mile north of the Frazier Mt. Lookout when first observed. It made several passes over the top of the Yellow Pines that cover the top of North Frazier Ridge, circling back and forth as if [illegible]. After about two minutes of circling the tree-tops it then quickly gained altitude, sailed north across Cuddy Canyon, turned east when it came over Tecuya Ridge and was lost from sight while still sailing towards Lebec. A new Deputy Sheriff came to relieve Deputy Don at 1:30 p.m. The new Deputy told me the Sheriff's Officers do not attend to Game Violations, only reporting same to State Game Wardens should they find a game law being broken. Deputy Sheriffs confine their activities to the crimes to human beings and Search and Rescue. In the activities of Search and Rescue are why the Deputy Sheriffs are in the Mt. Pinos district of Ventura County and not to keep Law and Order.