california Condor- Eben Mcmillan 28 June 1963 Foggy again this morning but not as thick as yesterday and it was well burned off by 9:00 A.M. I drove to the San Juan River via Tlepines-Camatta Ranch and off highway 178 to the left at Navajo ridge. Brove north to where steep road goes down towards Swallow Rock and took this road to River Valley below. As I arrived at the waterhole 1/2 mile North of Swallow Rock, I saw an adult condor circling near the foothills on the west side of the valley about 3/4 of a mile away to the northwest. This bird, like the adult we saw yesterday, was not pure white under the wings but had all the characteristics of a full adult bird—but this bird had no feathers missing from the wings that were visible from the ground, although there appeared to be some gap in the left wing, but where the primaries commence, as it was viewed from behind as it swung in a circle. Perhaps one of the primary feathers were loose and only showed from behind. I feel this bird had been feeding at the Sheep Carcass on the hillside at which we saw the young bird yesterday, and heard me coming down the steep grade thusly causing it to fly into the air. A gentle north wind was blowing or perhaps more northeast in direction. This Condor circled as it slowly drifted eastward across the valley. When it went into the flex—glide it had considerable elevation and seemed to drift out in a northeast direction in a somewhat zigzag way, not taking a true course and staying on it. It passed out of sight still high and still heading northeast, at 11:55 A.M. I then drove on down the river road to Blue Point, that is near the north side of Rudnick property looking for the house trailer of Pedro the shepherd who had been camped on the river near Cedar Spring. No sign of Shepherd so returned and was just turning up ridge road to go on top as I saw an adult Condor circle behind an Oak Tree and drop out of sight. [illegible] Page 141 [illegible] Navajo