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Frazier Mt.
902
California Condor
Eben J. Emillan
1 October 1964
had no need of talking to the Lookout on Thorn point about the
presence of condor there for he could make out Condors over that
Lookout Station from his Frazier Mt. Station with the aid of binoc-
ulars. I could scarcely see the Thorn Point Lookout Station with
my 9 power glasses from Frazier Mt. Lookout. The air line distance
between Frazier Mt. Lookout and Thorn Point is about 12 miles. I Could Not
see a Condor at that distance with the 20 power Scope. So most of the
time when these lookout records mention a Condor over a certain
area some distance away it is a good bet the bird is less than
two miles away.
Mr. Upham said a Mr. Vaughn who at one time manned the
Lookout on Thorn Point and who now gets out a paper of some
sort from the town of Frazier Park, told him, Mr. Upham, that
Condor used to nest in the big white cliffs North and West
of Thorn Point Lookout. Vaughn told him he used to see
Condor go into the rocks in that area. Upham knows
Condor when he sees them and also knows Golden Eagles and
Red Tailed Hawks.
Returning down from Top of Frazier Mountain we met two
men from the Air National Guard who claim to have seen Condor
on both Frazier Mountain where they have Radio Transmitter and
Blue Ridge Lookout in Tulare County. They had Not heard of
Condor from other Transmitter Stations they Service in
the Mountains east of the Los Angeles Basin.
Stopping at Chuchupate Ranger Station I found Ranger
Gary Plisco Staunchly silent and reticent to re-discuss
the Sighting in September 27 when he was to have seen