California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben McMillan 26 February 1964 Condor hovered above. At 11:31 one of the condor drops down and lands on ground near lower rabbit carcass. Repeats its common performance of standing, looking-walking around carcass and jumping back now and then, while other condor hovered overhead about 30 feet. Condor- Two more adult condor come in from Southwest at 11:32 A.M., and join the one circling. At 11:33 the condor that was on the ground near the lower rabbit carcass flew and joined the other three now circling. Condor- 4 adult condor circling at 11:33 A.M. While Eagle fed on upper Jackrabbit carcass and Ravens still were coming and going from deer carcass. At 11:35 one condor lowers down and lands near deer carcass, At nearly the same time another condor did likewise and both walk to deer carcass and nibble at it. A third condor joins them at 11:36 A.M. These condor do not feed on the deer carcass but rather pull or nibble at it, mostly doing so from the greatest distance they can stand away and still reach it with outstretched neck. All three were nervous and Leary. At 11:39 all three of these condor flew from the deer carcass and hovered above while the fourth condor, that had not landed, moved up Hogger Canyon and out of sight towards The Holo-in-the wall. One Condor landed on ground near Eagle feeding on upper Rabbit carcass at 11:40 A.M., and another condor did likewise five seconds later. The Eagle jumped at one of these condor-