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Gymnogyps californianus
March 3, 1946.
Hopper Canyon, Cal;
At about 10:08 the two adults soared toward
East Canyon together. During display, display
feathers seemed to have long cheeks. Both seem
ed to have unwrinkled necks. After the
display ruffs went up to hoods - cool stray
breeze still. About ¼ mile W. of Greta's
cave at 9:30 I found an old vorder hum
erus (my no. 203), well weathered, with
surface broken away at several spots near
the tips. In flight, tail of adult showed
considerable gambler, only center feathers
maximum flaps pointed 75° being flush with back. At 10:35,
2 imm. & 1 adult still on the flat ledge
near foot of Whitewash Ledge - all quite inactive.
The immatures just perched, looked to sun,
10±' apart, perhaps occasionally preening. No
other vorders visible. They 2½ resembled
clouds moving 5±; breeze up the canyon
(E±) at base of Arundell Cliffs: I went to top
of Arundell Cliffs & then down to Greta's nest-
#2 nest cave. At 11:05, before reaching the cave,
I saw an adult soaring 500±' overhead. In
the cave I found an egg. The egg was pale
blue, slightly more pointed at one end than the
other, & more elongated than the one I photograph
ed near Whitacre Pl., in 1941. There was some dark