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California Condor
Eben Tschillan
31 may 1964
and some 200 feet from the Nearest tree. Ian and I watched
this bird for some Ten minutes or more during which time it
scarcely moved from its trucks. Ian left the area at 9:15 Am.
enroute to cholame where he was to meet a Mr. Ken Millar of
Santa Barbara who, in turn, was bringing a Mr. and Mrs.
Phelps from New York to see Condor.
At 10:28 A.m. the immature Condor flew from the Open
hillside where it had been sitting and flew Southeast along
foothills until it came over the foot of Kerr grade where
it stopped and circled with four Turkey Vultures for about
two minutes at which time the young Condor dropped
down suddenly, banking sharply as it came near the ground,
and alighted out of sight over a little raise at the Same spot
where Condor had fed on a Calf carcass on May 1, 1964 at the
top of a ridge about 3/8 mile south of the foot of Kerr grade. This
took Place at 10:34 A.m. and the young Condor was not seen
again until it flew out of a small draw downhill from
where it had gone out of sight earlier and circled above
the low foothills 1/2 mile S E y foot of Kerr grade at 11:15 Am.
This young Condor now circled up high, quite quickly, and
in a minute or two was circling high out to the east of
foot of Kerr grade about a mile at 11:18 A.m. At 11:19 A.m.
this Young Condor sailed slowly westward and after coming
above the ridge top on west side of Cholame valley turned
and drifted with this ridge Southeastwards. While in this
last glide a raven came up with the Young Condor and
Seemed to disturb it with its Presence and on one occasion the-