Field notes, v1400
Page 561
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Gymnogyps californianus May 30, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif. one about 1 mile NE of me (same bird?) gliding NW at 500 ±' altitude. It continued on about 1½ miles (about over power line, 10:31) then circled 3 ± times & headed SW at 1000 ±' altitude. I lost it at 10:36 when it seemed about 1 mile SE of Repoth Corner. By 11:15 I saw no more. Some "plinkers" were shooting from a car about ½ mile W. of me. I walked N. across Little Creek & at 11:25 saw an adult condor flapping & circling as if it had risen from about ¼ mile N. of road. It crossed to the N. slope just S. of Little Creek & rose by circling. This bird had short left #8 primary, a gap in left wing next to body, a notch in right side of tail (<), & some other gaps. About 4 turkey vultures joined the condor, then an adult & imm. condor. The first adult left & another immature joined the remaining 2 condors. They circled & rose, working over the flat at 300 ±' altitude, adult with feet down. One imm. was dark & had a short right #8 primary. The other had a gap in left primaries, another in outer secondaries, & had a dark spot in the white underwing patches. Adult & imm. soared N. about 1 mile while the other (lost described) circled near me. I lost all to view about 10:11:35 -- the N. two were circling at 1000 ±' when last seen. About 85° estimated, sky 2/10 thin