California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben McMillan 27 January 1964 her home within the last few years. Mrs. Moore does not think Condor come to the Mount Poso and Granite Station area in the winter months. She thinks they show up in the spring- time. Mrs. Moore said that Buzzards always return to the Mt. Poso area on the 19th of February of each year. The reason she feels sure this is so, is, that her grandfather's birthday was on the 19th of February and on many occasions they would observe the first Turkey Buzzard to arrive in spring, in this area, on this date. In fact, she mentioned their having at times, chided her Grandfather- about this connection between he and the Buzzards. Mrs. Moore spends the summer months on Greenhorn Mountain between Davis Campground and Basket Pass, She has not seen Condor in that area. She took my address, and Telephone number, and promised to phone, or write me of any new developments, or observations, regarding Condor that she might come by. Bautista Aleman, a shepherd for Joe [illegible], who is camped to the east of the crossroads of the Bakersfield- Woody road and the north junction of Famosa Road. Mr. Bautista had seen Raven coming to feed on Carcasses of sheep that have died in his flock during the last three weeks, but he has seen neither Eagle or Condor. He appears to know what Condor are and having been in America for several years and having herded sheep in different sections of California, has probably seen Condor. A Sheep Carcass that had been recently skinned and thrown in a shallow ditch to