Field notes, v1400
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Gymnogyps californianus April 4, 1976 Escondido, Calif. Dixon knows hide well & has collected eggs but had heard no more of the endor in recent years. I drove through Fallbrook and Oso on up to Arana, Pomona, & Pasadena. The E. side of the Santa Anas is steep & brush covered with occasional rock outcroppings & conifers atop the highest ridge. Bought area was west of the Temecul District - near Trabuco Pk. area. For all prac- tical purposes it appears that the endor is only a straggler south of Ventura County although occasionally a pair may nest in the San Gabriel, Santa Ana, or along the San Luis Rey River. It is not easy to conceive of endor crossing from the San Gabriel to the Santa Anas although it might be done gliding at high altitude or working to the San Jacinto area & back to the Santa Anas. Perhaps then one go at least one pair pair a few pairs are more or less resident in the Santa Anas or San Pedro Martin. A few endor could easily escape notice for long periods - comparatively large numbers in the Los Potes for Forest are rarely seen feeding or perched close enough for good observation (except at a few known restricted roasts). In the Oso area I saw a few dairy cattle - the lack of food on the plain east of the Santa