California condor survey field notes, v1476
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p.305 -Continued- California Condor Eben Mcmillan 10 september 19 All Condor left the area before 11:30, A.m. As the condor that had fed flew out and commence circling it was difficult to distinguish between R necked birds and adults, especially after they gain considerable elevation. At one time Ten Condor were circling above the point where the bent pin stands. One other Condor had disappeared fly out to the east and the black-headed condor still perched in the tree it had lit in when it flew from the feeding area. This accounted for a sure count of Twelve Condor. Two of which we knew to be immature ring-necked birds and one black-head juvenile. As these condors left the area most them sailed out to the west for about one mile then turned North and would have appeared to pass to the west side of Blue Mountain lookout. After all the other Condor had gone the black-headed juvenile out and circled the area for some minutes. It here that at certain times we could plainly make out a spot-in-the-wing, after gaining considerable elevation this Young Condor followed nearly the course Taken by several of the other Condor with the exception that this young bird turned North a bit sooner and would have appeared to pass to the East of Blue Mountain lookout. I walked to the spot where the Cow Carcasses and photographed them in situation, then climbed the surrounding hills taking photos of the canyon in which the Cow Carcasses were and also a closer-up of the bent-pine in which 5 Condor sat at one time this morning. From the amount of feathers and down that found under the trees in which Condor and -