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Gymnogyps californianus
March 23/1946 Big Sespe Canyon, Cal.F.
and a 1" squarish rounded brown piece of glass (a
piece of beer bottle?). The only whitewash appear
ed seems quite old & a few old feathers were clear?
The green bushes at mouth of this cavity are
not worn or whitened. A rock point & ledge
about 100 ft. out (on ridge) from the nest
were heavily whitewashed, & 2 points about
100 yds. up canyon (to E.) were also well
& freshly whitened. The whitening may have
been caused by an imm. raised last year
or by adults perched near a nest. I feel
that there is another nest site near this
cave, while I was in cave the adult flew
very close to it with feet down, alighted
on a rock point 100+ ft N. of cave, & stared
its neck as if peering in at me. About
3/8 mile toward Sulphur Pt. from this cave is
an auto-roping with several whitened spots.
& 1/2+ mile further on a dead Ps. with some whit
ened limbs. It is probable that the adult I saw
head for this locality yesterday about 8:30 a.m. was
one of the adults present today. At 3:35 we left
the nest area & proceeded down to the river
near Oil Well Pt. Left the Point at 4:30 & hiked
toward Fillmore. At 5 p.m. we saw two
adult condors perched 10+ apart on two very