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Ford
2895
Gymnogyps californianus
February 16, 1946 Shandon, Calif.
Jan Mc Millan place in Gillis Canyon near Shandon
+ met McMillan & wife. McMillan said Truesdell had
told him 3 eggs were taken from the Dawson
nest - the last of those in 1920 by Stuart. One
was at MCZ, one at Tacoma High School, one was
in possession of a man named Moore in Tetso -
as Mc M. remembered. Jan also said carors
sometimes roosted in the rocks near McKittrick
( where deadies found last year). He was interested
in taking Truesdell on a trip + finding the location
of the cardor nest - McM. believed this spot
was probably the farthest north breeding place
now. He also believed carors had increased
in the last 20 years. He had read many
ornithological articles including Harris' one on
carbor history + seemed very intelligent & accur-
ate in his observations. Re eagles - he thought
that where there were squirrels there were eagles,
and that poisoning squirrels caused the eagles to
leave the area. About the 13 seen, June 1945 -
the birds took off upward. were flushed about
12:45. Buck Chester had ridden right up on
them previously that day. This was on Chalone-
Parkfield road just above county line - this
area was the usual me for carors. That is
Nial
where Johnson saw 22 (see Cardor mag) last (?) yv.