Field notes, v1400
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Gymnogyps californicus February 4, 1976 Fillmore, Calif. taking the pictures for San glider company. Over two weeks he paid Michael $135 for the services of his stock. Three calves were killed for condor bait. The first was clubbed about 5 p.m. & Michael left the carcass immediately - Luygards came the next day, but no carbas. The next calf was killed about 5 p.m. too & cut open. Michael said the carors were there in an hour & some pictures were procured [sounds goofy]. The third calf was cut open the full length, put out in the mom- ing, & the stock was nearly. The car- dors came, said Michael, and one looked swooped on the calf & dragged it about 25 feet [probably eagle if true]. Other was not interested in the feeding habits of the carons, only the flight, according to Michael. Michael wilingly told me his "idea" of how carons find food. "It is like the way seagions released at sea find there way home", he said. There is a certain "blend" which tells them where the food is, he said he thought. February 5, 1975 Pole Canyon, Calif. at 3:25pm. left Arundella's gate to drive to