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Gymnogyps californianus
March May 31, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso Cal P.
They set off in a glide toward Breckenridge Mtn.
until about 7 miles from me & at 2000' altitude.
at 4:22
Then they circled again - and I lost them. The
NW breeze continued. The carcass was about 1 mile
N. of a farmhouse - I did not have time to visit it.
There were a few cattle in this area.
June 1, 1946 E. of McFarland, Calif.
At 6:30 a.m. I visited the carcass where I saw
condors & turkey vultures yesterday - it proved
to be a calf, still in the soft-hoofed stage. The
hide was brown & white Hereford. The location was
about 8½ miles E. of McFarland, about ½ mile
W. of Porterville road, & 2 ½ miles N. of McFarland-
Woody road. The remains were on a rounded ridge
crowned with 3" cropped dry grass & higher dry
wild volunteer oats. The slope was about 5%. There
was a barbed wire fence about 200 yds. to W. & a
farmhouse about 1 mile to S. The town of McFarland
was clearly visible from there. The remains were
in a sink for
stream? about 750 yds. Apparently the carcass
first lay at the uphill end. There I found many
tufts of hair & hide, about 20 pieces of condor-like down, a condor secondary, 2 condor "lockets",
& a few turkey vulture feathers. 100' down
50'
the slope from this was one remains, & 50' further
the other remains. These were nearly cleaned & appear