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California Condor Eben McMillan 6 February 1963
Eagles -
branch of Hopper Canyon on
road to Percy Ranch. Three adult Golden Eagle
were dashing about, in the air, above high rock
outcrops on right side of Canyon 1/2 mile
from the main Canyon. These Eagles were doing
the habitual Undulating flight where they
To a stalling Point where the wings are closed
and the bird tips over and dives downward
for some 100 yards or so before righting it
and continue normal flight. We arrived at the
Percy Ranch at 2:30 p.m. after passing through
areas of open range that was badly over-grazed.
While waiting for Mr. Percy to arrive we watched
Two Condor Circling above his Ranchouse,
that is situated about 3/4 of a mile southeast
of Hopper Mountain and is at about
elevation.
Mr. Percy came from town in his Jeep at 3:00 p.m.
Soon after his coming he took us to the top of
Hopper Mt. in his Jeep. We saw the Carcasses
of 3 dead Cattle two of which he said Condor
had fed on and one of which he had seen
8 Condor feeding on, two of which were young.
High thin clouds were present throughout the
day while the temperature remained quite warm
even late in the evening, a fairly cool
East wind was blowing when we topped
Hopper Mt. at about 4:00 p.m., but this
was not the case at lower levels. We stayed
overnight at Percy Ranch spending the evening discussing
Condor history and present habits with Mr. Percy.
Food -
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