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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