Field notes, v1400
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Ford 3/100 Gymnogyps californianus May 12, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif. forward with insect on the ground as if wiping, scratching so neck on the ground. 9 vultures, from 6' to 30' from condor. At 2:45 the condor shook up its wings, then took off to NE with 25 flaps. The vultures scattered as condor flew off. By 2:50, condor was 300 ± 'high, & all the [illegible] were circling below, having left the feeding spot. By 4 p.m. I saw no more condors from Mt. Poso - fair wind from NW continued. 89°, 80° F. at 4 p.m. Drove down the Poso Creek road to Porterville Highway. May 13, 1946 Mt. Poso, Calif. Drove from Delano to Mt. Poso, arriving 8 a.m. I put a freshly shot jackrabbit with the 3 other rabbit its + 3 squirrels I had out as bait about 500 yds. w. of Mt. Poso. Sky clear, air warm, faint breeze, considerable haze (Buckneridge Mtn. to SE, barely discernible). At about 8:30 turkey vultures appeared: breeze faint to light from W. From Mt. Poso I could see the areas where I put 5 + 3 squirrels yesterday, but neither yesterday nor today have I seen avian activity in that area. 9:32, I saw one condor soaring about 2 miles to E. It wandered over the hills at 200 ± 'altitude. I saw then 3 dark birds on a slope below it - a few moments later, one condor was there (I believe condor landed & buzzards left) at 9:42. Condor acted as if feed- ing on squirrel. The vultures returned 1 by 1 + by 9:50