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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