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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