California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben McMillan 19 February 1964 about equal to the horizon from where I was at Sulphur Creek Camp. This Condor continued up Hopper Canyon to a point about even with Sulphur Creek when it turned Northeast and headed towards the Piru area. At 9:35 A.M. it dropped from my sight flying along the ridge, Northward, between Hopper and Piru Canyons. At 10:45 an adult Condor came out over east top of Hopper Mountain. This bird had fifth Primary missing from right wing and one feather gap in secondary wing feathers on right wing about 1/3 way out from body. See diagram below. Right wing Left wing This bird circled above Hopper Mountain briefly and sailed out of sight Northward at 10:47 A.M. At 10:56 A.M. an immature Condor came from the North, sails down over South Hopper Mountain, then reverses its direction and after circling some over North Hopper Mountain briefly, moved on north along Hopper rim at 11:00 A.M. At 11:48 A.M. a Golden Eagle came in and lit on ground near Cottontail rabbit carcass that had been placed fifty or eighty feet from the other carcasses. At 11:50 A.M. an adult Condor came directly into the area and lit on the ground near where the eagle was. The Eagle then flew up from the ground and attacked the Condor causing it to fly also. As the eagle dove at the Condor it appeared to touch it on the back with its Talons, off feet. The Condor did not seem to be overly afraid of the eagles advances. This at 11:50 A.M.. At 11:54 the Condor-