California condor survey field notes, v1477
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Glennville 895 California Condor Eben McMillan 14 September 1964 The 200 plus Turkey vultures left their roosts at 6:25 A.M., at least 30 minutes before sunrise, and scattered about the area, some lighting near carcasses at "bone yard" while most settled in treetops within 1/4 mile of these carcasses while a few moved across valley and lit in treetops near where old Bull carcass lays 1/4 mile north of Furnsworth Burn. No Condors among them. I and I hiked to carcasses at bone yard- Six adult carcasses are there now that appear to have been dragged there this fall, while at least two young drop calves have been added to the lot since Gladys and I were here on September 1-1964. I photographed two black headed immature Turkey vultures and also two dirty reddish headed Turkey vultures that I took to be yearlings, also photo of red-headed adult. came at Mrs. Furnsworth 9:10 A.M. and took us in her Jeep Towards the east where the sub-adult was sitting in the dead pine when we left last night. As we turned off the public road and started up Morrison ridge, westward, one adult Condor came in from east and circled above us quite high. As I photographed this bird another Condor was noted circling south of us near the rocky SE slope of Morrison ridge below the lower water trough. I photographed this bird also as a means of identification later on. We then drove to dead pine and noted a Condor perched on the opposite side of the tree on a lowering limb, from where we left the sub-adult last evening. I attempted to photograph this bird as it flew-