California condor survey field notes, v1476
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Page 81 Continued - Condor Eben Mcmillan 1 June-1963 [illegible] watching some Turkey Buzzards that were circling above Two Sheep carcasses, to the Northeast, when I saw a juvenile Cond Flying past, above me, with set wings as though it were dr in. It joined the Buzzards and circled above the Two Sheep carcasses for a few minutes. This young condor had Co in from the south and the weather mild - the wind gentle from the North. After Circling, it then drifted over the pickup where I took several telephoto shots before it drifted eastward an disappeared behind the lower cliffs that front the east sid e San Juan river here. About two minutes later this same b returned into view, up one of the canyons, and circled a Times then drifted westward until above the river where it let down quickly and alighted in the creek-bed behind a tre from me, so that the actual landing was hidden to my view. Taking my Telephoto camera and binoculars I walked to the tree that hid the Condor from my view, that was about 20 yards from the Pickup and another 200 yards from the pla in the river where the Condor was. As it emerged through this th Two Turkey Buzzards flew low over the tree causing me to look up to identify them. When I looked at the river again the Young Condor was already fifty feet into the air and circ after gaining about 150 ft. in altitude it sailed towards me but veered off as it got within 100 yards and drifted eastward, circling, but only after I had taken several Telephoto shots of it. As this Condor drifted to the east across the river, and against the steep promontory along the east side of the river, it was joined by 8 or 10 Buzzard and Two Ravens. One of these Ravens took after the Young Condor, squawking as it pursued the bird and drove it into a box canyon that went up steeply from the valley edge, and from which I doubted the Condor Could make it out on top due to the steep sides an quick accent. The Condor and the Raven passed from