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Canyon wren – on cliff, song whistle in descending scale.
Some other wren – described as jumping about rocks, pointed to picture of winter wren, possibly mean house wren or rock wren.
Western red-tailed hawk – they note colors, tail, scream etc. Hawks not eaten
Turkey vulture – red head, no "hair" on head, lives on dead meat, not catch live animals, found in mts., not eaten.
Mourning dove – describe calls and wing whistles, good to eat
One Indian has been in California and describes California Condor, bigger than eagle and turkey.


When I imitated call of mourning dove in discussing it, one of the old Indians started the rain song, but in answer to questions they seemed to have no rain tradition in connection with it.