Field notes, v1400
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Gymnogyps californianus February 12, 1976 Hopper Canyon, Calif. Sunshine line about 60' from birds resting at White wash ledge - but no movement to meet it. Breeze very faint at times. Scanned Pine & Coldwater Can- yon & Oil Well Pt. area in the deeps - good view & light, but spotted no condors. Steady stream of water in joke at Oil Well Pt. & Coldwater Canyon. Left for Whitacre Pk. Left road or trail at 8:35 and dropped into the Agua Blanca side at 9:35. At 10:15 was in the Whiteacre nest cave - there was no sign of condors having been there since my last visit a few days ago, nor were any condors seen in the area. No breeze, clear sky. Found 2 old primaries down the slope from nest cave, & a tooth & bone tip about 10' below mouth of cave, at 11am. was at a vantage point about 1/4 mile from the nest cave; searched cliffs with binocs, but no evidence of condors. Perhaps my former visit scared away the pair of adults. Was again impressed with the abundant cliffs at E. end of Pine Mtns. (near Thorn Pt.). Left this spot about 11:40. At 12:00 was near top of White- acres Pk. Saw 6 condors circling above N.W. Rim, so at a past "rising time". Light SW breeze, temp. 78°F., sky 8/10 cumulus. [Most near in 1946 CK] adult on top of a ledge, about 1 mile SSW of