California condor survey field notes, v1477
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california condor Eben McMillan 25 april 1964 my son Gregory told me this evening, that Chappy Still, with whom he had worked today branding calves for Adam Grant, reported having seen a condor last Thursday, april 23-1964 feeding on the carcass of a death sheep on the knoll behind Adam Grant barn, in company with about ten Buzzards. This at about 11:00 A.M. Mr. Still told Gregory that the Buzzards and condor all flew when he approached the area where they were feeding on the dead sheep. When he retreated from this area the Buzzards soon returned and fed on the carcass, but the Condor was not seen again. Gregory told me that he had questioned Chappy Still on how he knew the one bird was a Condor. Mr. Still's answer to him was that the Condor was about four times as big as the Buzzards were and when it raised its wings to fly the big White Patches could be seen under its wings. This seems a good description of a Condor.