Field notes, v1400
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Ford 2846 Gymnogyps californianus 1 February 1946 Porterville, Calif. said the lookouts used to have forms for reporting condors - I infer that the form has died during my absence. The secretary, who lives in Calif. Hot Springs district, said she saw one feeding on a calf there about a year ago. I looked at the fine relief map of Sequoia Nat'l Forest in the office - White River lies in the foothill region. Oak Flat, Blue Mtn., & Blue Ridge (S. to N.) have lookouts from where condors might be seen in this region. Breckenridge Mtn. also has a lookout. Walker Basin appears to be readily accessible to condors in the Black Mtn. - Breckenridge Mtn. area too. Talked with Ross Welch, game warden. He had been warden at Telescope till 1931, then at Kernville, then (since 1940) at Porterville. He was inclined to be overtalkative but some of his information seemed sound. In 1930, Welch said, he saw condors feeding near Manalith. He took a picture & sent it to F & L commission. The picture showed 3 on a fence & 12 on the ground, Welch said, & he was not sure what the birds were at the time. MacLean came down to the area with a photographer & they tried to get pictures of the condors but with little