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Gymnogyps californianus
May 30, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif.
and method of chewed. Skull was clean & broken.
I liked on toward McFarland but saw neither can-
dors nor turkey vultures the rest of the afternoon.
The area N. of this road had "poison out" signs for
several miles, & I saw no live squirrels there.
May 31, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif.
At 8 a.m. I was stop some lowell as yesterday
morning near junction of McFarland-Woody & Famoso-
Woody roads. Sky 6/10 cirrus & cirro-stratus, fair
S. breeze, & about 70°F. At 8 a.m. I saw 2 turkey
vultures on ground, apparently feeding, & at least
2 others in air. 8:30 3 vultures at one spot & 5
at another about 500 yds. N. of Little Creek near
me - so food apparently present. SE breeze con-
tinued - this morning breeze would favor crows
coming from the Breckenridge & Bear Mtn. areas.
Then, later in the day, the usual NW breeze will
favor their return to those mountains. At 9:53
I saw 1, then 2, about 2 miles to NE toward
Blue Mtn., ending at 800' altitude. At 9:59
there were 3, a mile or so NW of first position. The
birds then glided W., 1 followed by the 2nd
about 1/2 mile behind. 9:03 there were 4 about
1 mile N. of me heading W.. At 9:06 they had
grown to 6 - 4 adults & 2 immatures. These
with 1 turkey vulture, circled together about