Field notes, v1400
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2871 Gymnogyps californianus February 10, 1946 Fillmore, Calif. dors nested one year below the cliffs west of Oil Will Pt. (local name) in Big Serpe Canyon. He said he had also seen carnos & lnyzards at the falls there. February 12, 1946 Hopper Mtn., Calif. Drove up Bole Canyon from Fillmore, occasionally stopping to search for carnos. At 3 pm. saw 4 circling & rising about 2 miles 55w of Hopper Mtn. and at 3:05 saw 3 others over head of Bole Canyon leading toward Hopper Canyon. Day cold (40F), 2/10 cumulus, snowing over Libne Mtn. & Pine Mtn. area. A sprinkling of snow on parts of Oil Ridge s. of Hopper Canyon. One bird at least seemed stuffed-so I judge the 7 were returning from feeding. Drove to near Pyramid LO & was in LO at 3:30. Seven carnos spaced 100-500 yds. apart were gliding N± over the W. Rim at that time. Upon reaching the LO I saw 18 perched on Whitworth Ledge -some in +t in potholes, the rest in the open. Wind was 30± mph from NW air very clear. At about 3:45, 3 more came in over Parking Knoll & I saw 19 others on the cliff (22 total). Watched one adult over 10 minutes. It glided from over Parking Knoll to Carver Cliffs, then wove about in East Canyon until above the E. Rim, then hed toward Big Cave, put feet down, & milled