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California Condor
Eben McMillan
3 February 1964
Golden Eagle. When the young condor came within one-foot of the
Eagle, the Eagle flew away. I saw adult condor retreat from the
advances of the Golden Eagle on several occasions.
While this feeding was going on some Raven, or Condor, and
at times the Golden Eagle, hovered in the air over the sheep carcass,
while other birds fed. On one occasion an adult Condor and
the Ring-neck bird were slowly lowering themselves from above
to alight near the lower sheep carcass. As they let themselves
down [illegible] that were also hovering nearby made several
dives at the Condors from above, striking the tail of the
young Ring-neck Condor several time, it so appeared. After the
young Condor lit on the ground about four feet below the sheep
carcass several Raven dove at its head. The young Condor would
drop its head quickly each time a [illegible] would dive at it.
Carl Buchholzer, Ann and I watched this feeding operation
from an open hillside about 100 ft. to the Southwest of
our camp. We were in plain sight of the Condor, and other birds,
while they were feeding on the ground, and when in the air, they
were likewise always in sight unless [illegible] they moved downward
and got behind the large live Oak trees directly below our
camp.
At 10:10 A.M., the immature Ring-necked Condor flew up from
among the other Condors, that were feeding on the lower sheep carcass,
and moved over above our camp, where it circled about for
about five minutes, seeming to be rather inquisitive as it watched
us move about. We assumed this bird to be about 21 months
old. This could be wrong - It showed dull, spotted white,