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California Condor
Eben McMillan
12 September 1963
To feed on the calf, so thinking they were afraid
of me so I removed myself from the area and
walked the quarter mile to the Farnsworth House,
as I left the area of the calf carcass the buzzards
all took wing and left the area also.
At 2:30 p.m. it had become close and warm.
heavy clouds were building up overhead and thunder
rumbled towards the west.
At 2:35 Two Condor were seen circling over
the high point to the south of the Water Tank on the ridge
one mile south of Farnsworth home. More Condor soon
joined the two and at 2:37 p.m. Eight Condor
were circling some distance to the southeast
and behind the ridge where the bent pine stands.
While still circling, but drifting south-east ward,
those Condor passed from sight behind the bent
pine ridge at 2:40 p.m.
Many buzzards were seen circling about the
ridge tops to the south and east of Farnsworth home.
some buzzards were flying extremely high.
At 5:10 p.m. no buzzards had come in to feed
on the dead calf nor were any seen near the cow
carcasses. Mrs. Farnsworth promised to keep a
watchful eye for Condor and keep notes of their
activities until I got back to Glenville again.
I arrived home at 8:20 p.m.