California condor survey field notes, v1476
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p. 166 - continue - California Condor. Eben McMillan 7 July 1963 a distance of about 100 yards from the Calf Carcass in the hopes of getting some feeding observations of Condor as well as a photograph or several should the opportunity permit. Returning home for lunch at 1:30 p.m. We saw no sign of Condor. I drove back to Cholame flats and the Calf Carcass at 3:30 Several Buzzards were flying about in the general vicinity of the Calf Carcass but none had alighted to feed. At p.m., one Buzzard dropped down near the Calf Carcass, walked to it and commenced feeding. Immediately other Buzzards dropped in so that in the matter of another Minute Twenty Buzzards were crowded about the carcass fighting and feeding. Not wanting the Buzzards to consume all the calf I drove up and disturbed them in the hopes they would return in the morning and perhaps encourage the Condor to come in and feed. I fixed the blind up some more. Took several Black and Photographs of Cattle feeding on Cholame flats and returned home by 7:01 p.m..