Greg_W Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Whilst hanging out on Careno Crag on Saturday, we saw some big-ass birds soaring overhead. At first I thought they were hawks, but then I wasn't too sure. I know there are tons of kinds of hawks, but this bird was slightly different. It was definitely a bird of prey with a mainly brown body and wings with white splotches. The head was small and reddish. Could this be some sort of condor? I figured Condor Buttress got its name from something, but what the hell do I know (that's rhetorical assholes). Anyway, curiosity is killing this cat. Can anyone help? Greg W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Likely a turkey vulture. Their heads are small and feather-less (red) sos not to get matted feathers while sticking their head in a carcass. Pretty common bird, 5-6 ft wingspan, soars with wings in a V-shape, as opposed to eagles (golden or bald) that have a flat wing profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 theres a buzzard (vulture) every 2 miles from here to j tree right now. big spring migration up the flyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 There were four or five of them eating a dead deer on the roadside over near the Squirrel Tree Sunday p.m. Maybe they were hoping for some dead climber over in the Icicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 condors are fucking big. unless your thinking 'holy shit that a big fucking bird!' it aint a condor. i only seen em around the vermillion cliffs in arizona (near lees ferry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 there are only 56 condors left in the wild and ~150 in captivity so chances of seeing a condor outside of certain specific protected sites are basically non existant. now the quetzalsaurus.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 lummox said: condors are fucking big. unless your thinking 'holy shit that a big fucking bird!' it aint a condor. i only seen em around the vermillion cliffs in arizona (near lees ferry). Saw that big fuking bird there too.... yet, big is sorta an understatement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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