California Condor field notes, v1401
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Gymnogyps californianus June 6, 1976 Nr. Whiteacre Pk, Calif. 500' S. of condor nest. The condors twisted & descended when pursued so that they were once again at nest level. At 11:16 the full cropped condor landed on the same perch point, street - Puffy Cheche circled & rose until at 11:20 it was above the rim. The raven pair set out to W. crooning loudly & flapping rapidly and attacked a golden eagle. The eagle came toward the cliff in a fast glide & landed in a pothole near me, passing about 300' over 4 600' S. of condor. Apparently the condor was not disturbed. The eagle flew off to W. again, still pursued by the ravens. At 11:55 the condor stood quietly as before. Perhaps it takes some time to prepare newly acquired food for the chick (perhaps 6 or 7 cuebs old a lais at this storie of year). The adult moved & occasionally faced a different direction. Still there at 1 p.m., at cliff edge, facing in. 1:15, the adult craned flat on cliff edge, facing in on the 4-5' wide shelf. Very light white- work on that point & 2 other nearby - not enough to make one suspect more than an occasional roosting place. Adult again stood about 1:35. 2:08, the adult craned flat at cliff edge again. Their bird apparently found food, fed, & returned between 9:30 & 11:09. About 2:55 the perched adult again stood. Breeze today has been mainly light, from S.W. - less breeze than yesterday but slightly cooler. At 3:06, perched adult was gone.