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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-