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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-