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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