Field notes, v1400
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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