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A Novel Find

Authors
William Gallaher
Journal
Condor
Volume
8
Issue
2 (March-April)
Year
1906
Pages
57
Section
From Field and Study
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A Novel Find

In November, 1905, a California condor's egg was found in Sespe Valley, back of Nordhoff, California. The egg was uninjured, but the contents were dried up. The nestcave was in a huge ledge of rocks facing towards the south, the egg was found accidentally by a party of campers climbing about the rocks, and is one of the greatest pieces of luck I ever heard of; for who has found even so common an egg as that of the turkey vulture in the middle of November on an exposed ledge?

WILLIAM GALLAHER

Santa Barbara, Cal.

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