California condor survey field notes, v1476
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Page 54 -COttinued- California Condor Eben Mcmillan 25 March 1963 To see the two Condors at the Carcass earlier, but had not noticed it afterwards being too occupied with observing the activities of the two birds. This Condor that now flew in from the East had the same gap in the left wing that the first bird a found feather on this sheep Carcass had. I will term it Bird No. The diagrams below. One of the two Condors not circling below No.1 showed no gaps in its wing feathers, and I will term this bird No.2. And the other of the two last at the Carcass had a feather missing from the middle of both wings. This bird will be termed Bird No. III below in the diagrams. All three birds circled for 10 minutes drifting southward and when last seen were flying away southeast by east. Right Wing Left Wing Bird No. I Right Wing Bird No. III a feather 2/3 of way out on wing missing Bird No. II had perfect feathers a feather very near the center of the wing missing this feather 2/3 grown I think it is the 8th