Gymnogyps californianus February 17, 1946 Nr. Shandon, Calif. Additional re 'Kelly' Truesdell eggs - one could not be reached by rope so was left to hatch, one was hatched when went to collect, one was broken when old bird left nest + kicked it out (flushed). Dan emphasized that cardors were not seen west of Red Hills - the reports last year spread from between Chalone & Parkfield down Buttewater Valley area to near McKittrick. He knew of none being seen near Averal - Kettleman Hills area. Dan thought air currents or flight routes may explain why cardors were not seen W. of Red Hills. One was in June 1945 seen several times in July & August 1945 near Elena's place (about 10 mi. S. of Kings-Kern-510 Co. junction) lay both El. + [illegible]. The bird they believe nested near McCheaney mtn. [Elan thought one egg was collected by someone other than Truesdell in the McCheaney region. -> was seen several times in July & August near Paso Ortega. Dan told me that Bert De Tracy (sp?) who lives near Bu Roche used to collect for H.R Taylor. He collected one egg in the San Carpojo in 1900. Truesdell thinks there are cardors there only, where one pair nests there, Dan said. Truesdell said that it paid the collector to drop everything else & concentrate on cardor eggs, according to Dan. Truesdale would never join the Cooper Club because of a tiff 2901 (Brown?)