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the record-courier (gardnerville, nev.) 1904-current — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1924-02-08
Location: gardnerville, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the record-courier (gardnerville, nev.) 1904-current · 1924-02-08 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1924-02-08 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... many years a condor, the giant bird that lives in the Andes mountains of South America but is almost extinct in North Amer ica, has been seen In the San Jqaquin valley of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The bird, which has a wing spread of at least ten feet, ar rived recently from “the great some where” to visit the Sequioa national park, attracted, it Is thought, by the carcass of a dead burrq on which it was found feasting. Condors are pro tected by law against hunters, and this one has the further protection of the national park. It has been the guest of the park for sqme days, though few persons ...

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