California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Elmer McMillan 3 Sept. 1964 in the Oaks near the Bull Carcass but had now dropped down out of sight. Approaching the Bull Carcass from the west I picked a spot in the trees about 100 yards from the area where the birds were feeding in the bushes. The Condor wound circle as it came out. After a 20 minute wait several Buzzards came out and circled over me very low but the Condor that followed them about two minutes later remained near the tree-tops, passed within 30 feet of me at treetop height and flew on around the hillside to the north and passed from sight without circling once. I hiked to the Bull Carcass where 7 or 8 Buzzards were feeding. As I walked close they flew into nearby trees. This Bull Carcass was now 4 days old and no Maggots were infesting it as yet, probably due to the cold weather, as a light frost was about the barn as I hiked here earlier this morning. Returning towards our Camp I saw what I took as the Sub-Adult Condor that had just flown from the Bull Carcass sail up the valley high, from the northwest and land in the Bent Pine. Glady informed me the Sub-Adult that had dropped to feed on the Bull Carcass at 10:20, flew up from Drop-Calf at 10:35 (15 minutes feeding time), pumped Southwest to the same Pine in which the Blackbird was perched, remained there 20 minutes when it left Pine and the Blackbird-