California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Glen McMillan 3 Sept./1964 creed and damps with a light frost in the low places at the Furnsworth Bench 2 miles south of Glenville, little or no wind. However an hour past sunrise the temperature climbed sharply. I hiked to the dead dull carcass. The Buzzards that passed over our bed at 6:25 A.m. this morning - 35 minutes prior to sunrise - were all grouped in the trees on the ridge near the Bull Carcass at 7:30 A.m. The greater portion of them were adults - perhaps 4 adults to one young bird. more would let me approach to within 60 or 70 feet of them before they would fly from their perch. Some remained when I walked past within 25 feet. The Black Condor That flew into the low pines on O'ablo late last night could not be sighted this morning. I hiked to Drop- calf Carcass that Inn.o.Furnsworth and I had hauled and left with stomach gnawed late last evening and hauled it to past the tall pine that stands in bottom of glade and about 150 yards east of our camp, to a location 100 feet from the two carcasses at the dead pit and to the west of them. Fifteen or Eighteen Turkey Vultures were in the trees above the dead pit and 6 or 7 were on the ground, they flying up in the trees as I dragged the Drop-Calf Carcass towards them. At 8:00 A.m. we drove to Rock Coral Camp one mile east by south of Furnsworth Home and photographed the tall hills with scattered Oaks, also the old Rock Coral and a Pigmy Owl that developed considerable concern with our minimizing its call. We returned to our camping place at 9:35 A.m.