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California Condor
Eben McMullan
26 February 1964
of Hopper mountain, sometimes creating a great roaring noise when
diving after one another nearby and coming out of towering
dives at great speeds. These are all immature Red Tailed Hawks
that seem to enjoy flying about at great speed, in which these
birds are very maneuverable and adept at turning and banking.
One pair of raven came in and went from one bait to another,
lighting on the ground near either the rabbit carcasses that were
well scattered or the deer carcass. At times these birds would
jump into the air four or five feet as if something had
frightened them, after which they would either settle back and
walk around the carcass or else fly away for a time
before returning. This pair came first at 9:59 A.M. Another
pair of raven joined the first ones at 10:10 A.M. As the new
birds came in this seemed to add to the Courage, or lessen the
Suspicion of all the raven that now commenced feeding on one
of the Jackrabbits and the deer at separate intervals. These raven
seemed concerned also with Nocturnal display and spent much
time chasing one another in the air.
Two adult Condor show up, out of nowhere, at 10:16 A.M.
and after circling above ravens that were now feeding on
one of the Jackrabbits seemed indisposed to come down and
feed even though they would come down close above the bait
at times.
Five raven were feeding on deer carcass at 10:22 A.M.
and an adult Golden Eagle came in and stacked up,
hovering on the wind above where the raven were feeding.
9 Raven feeding at on deer carcass at 10:24--