California Condor Eban McMillan 3 February 1964 Another adult Golden Eagle came in and landed on the lower sheep Carcass at 8:45 A.m. Most of the Condor and Raven about this Carcass flew into the air when this Eagle arrived. Condors came and went from the lower sheep Carcass, as also did the Eagle and Raven. at one time six Condor worked their way northward along the upper trail that traverses along the Top third of Hopper Mountain, about 200 yards below the summit. One of these Condor lit on the Point that sticks out from the Central ridge that goes up the east face of Hopper Mountain from the Sulphur Creek drainage. This bird had no more than alighted than three other Condor lit about fifty feet above it and immediately after alighting the last three Condor commenced Pocking at one another, or sort of Pushing their heads together, and performing what might be termed a Necking Party. This went on for about three minutes when all four of these Condor flew up and Joined the other Two Condor that had remained hovering about two-hundred feet above in the air. Two of these six Condor then flew down near our camp and circling over towards the Big-Cone Spruce Tree in which an adult Condor had been perched for some time, flushing this perching Condor from the tree by flying towards it. When the perched Condor left the tree all three Condor played about over our Camp chasing one another. [illegible] in the air. It should be strictly understood that at no time during all of our observations on Condor, this trip, have we made any attempt to Conceal ourselves, or to limit our activities. A good sized Campfire has been burning at our Camp during all of the time that the Condor -