At 09:30 PM 7/24/96 -0700, you wrote:
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>L&C did see condor. They listed them as _abundant_ at Deer Island in March.
>Their number declined inexplicably and by they 1850's were considered rare
>in Oregon. The last credible sighting for Oregon was in 1904 when they were
>reported from Drain (About 100 miles from Crater Lake as the Condor flies).
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Brian, any speculation as to why they declined in the Columbia? Habitat
loss as in California?

Peggi
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Peggi Rodgers
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, OR
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