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Glenmuille
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California Condor Ebendmcmillan 14 august
Young Calor -
and seemed to be [illegible] lowering in altitude as it
left.
5 adult Condors still in sights in trees at 4:25 p.m.
The Young Condor that [illegible] appeared to have be
by the two adults had NO White stripe on the back
wings and only dim grey coloration along the lea
Part of the wings underneath, The head was small
black. The coarse feathers on Neck seemed very prominent
An adult Condor flew from the ridge-top, floated do
and re-lit in another Pine near bottom of South Ridge
At 6:00 p.m. 9 adult Condors were counted perched
in trees in the area. The sun now being low, made
the Orange heads of adult Condor that were perched in
the now darkening pines, stand out like lanterns
right. At 6:05 Three of the perched Condors flew
away to the south. Another adult Condor came in and
in a pine - a few minutes later. Two Condors flew out
from the ridge and circled with many buzzards. A black
headed Condor that showed much white under the win
Came in circled with those two Condors at 6:08 all
three left to the south. I suspect that the young Con-
dors that came and circled with the two adults Co-
have been the same young bird that was fed by the
adults this afternoon and that the low evening Sun
tintuated the white in its wings. The White bars
could not be seen on Top of the wings as was the case
with the two adults. The low sun flashed on the white
under the adults wings as they circled before leaving
to the south with the young bird.
6:30
At [illegible] p.m. only two buzzards were in the air. Five
adult Condors were observed perched in Pine trees on ridge
South of cow carcass. None were in pines on Top of ridge.
Three of these adult Condors flew out over Camp