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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-