California condor survey field notes, v1477
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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-