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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Gymnogyps californianus
May 12, 1946 Nr. Mt. Paso Cal. F.
and one foreleg was missing. This stream -Paso Creek- is here about 2-3' wide & running well, clear water. It is open & the country is free of trees & brush so doubtless condors could drink here. At 12:35 a near-adult circled 1/4+ mile from me, then over me (150+') as I examined the remains. I gathered the remains & photographed them - at least large portion of both stomachs & both intestines were present. I found only 2 lower rami, & 5 separated legs (one on spine). I saved this material for future study. I left this feeding area at 1:15+ went on to top of Mt. Paso (the triangulation marker). At 1:22 from there I saw 4 condors with several turkey vultures about 1 mile to N., circling low over the hills. I then placed some bait about 500 yds. to W. of top of Mt. Paso on top of a ridge where it could be observed. This bait consisted of a highway killed jackrabbit, 2 poisoned rattlesnake (one bloated), one squirrel shot about 11:30 a.m., one found on the highway, & 1 poisoned - none were over 2 or 3 days dead I would judge, & the jackrabbit killed today probably. Returned to top of Mt. Paso to watch at 1:35. At about 2 p.m. I saw a turkey vulture on the ground about 1 mile to NNE. At 2:12 I noticed a condor there, feeding on some object on the ground at its feet (squirrel probably). A buzzard stood