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California Condor Eben McMillan 1 may 1964
At 11:30 A.M. I dragged the carcass of a calf that lay on the
feeding grounds near roadway, at mouth of Redrock Canyon,
up on the point to the northeast. The Buzzards
that were still feeding on the squirrel carcass now left
as I dragged this calf carcass near the place where they
were feeding. The wind from the west was now becoming stronger
and the cloud covering more intense. I then drove to mouth
of Rock Corral Canyon from where I scanned the skies for
several minutes. At 11:40 an immature red tailed hawk came up
out of the flats below and after gaining altitude moved out to
the northwest. Four Buzzards were observed in the sky over
separate locations at 11:57 A.M.. At 12:17 P.M. a Golden
Eagle was seen circling high out to the north. After this
bird gained considerable elevation it drifted out eastward
slowly and out of sight.
At 1:00 P.M. I met Ian at foot of Kerr grade. He
was watching Condors that were feeding on the carcass of a
small calf he had dragged there last evening, on a ridge,
above the flat where cattle are fed south of the
roadway. During the afternoon up to eight Condors came
and went to this carcass only one of which was an
immature bird. This one young condor was a spot-in-the-
wing bird, the spot showing up more pronounced than in
any specimen I have ever seen before. Several
of the adults were of imperfect plumage but due
to the fact that I was quite busy most of
the time taking pictures I had little time to