California Condor Eben McMillan 3 July 1963 We drove to Tehachapi and out to the foothills south of the Town where I talked to the same two shepherds who we camped in this same place on June 15th 1963. They had seen no large birds about since last seeing us, even though a few sheep died and many butte (Buzzards) had come to feed as well as in. I left word with these fellows to be on the lookout for Condor, and showed them photographs of Condor in the hopes this might help them in identifying one should it come to a sheep carca near them. When looking at the photograph of Condor, one of the shepherds said he had seen two birds like this eating on a death sheep, that had died in the Alfalfa last winter in the Rosmond area of Antelope Valley- Kern County, Calif. This shepherd said that they lost few sheep this time of year, but that in the winter, on 'Alfalfa-Mucha [illegible]' oveja muerto (many dead sheep). I asked it some nights ten sheep die, he answered that some nights many more then ten sheep die. I photographed these two Basque spaniards, one of which had been here one year, the other had been in America 8 months. We drove to the camp of another Basque shepherd who understands less spanish. I had trouble making him understand my mission but he finally caught on and will be on the look for Condor. We then drove to the Kern County fire control station at Keene, on highway 466 about 10 miles west of Tehachapi, where I talked with O. B. Harris of Tehachapi who is station at the Keene fire control camp. We had seen no Condor for several years but gave me the names of Jerry McCarthy and his wife Phyllis, who live on the Bealville Cutoff to Caliente, and who know Condor and Stetson. He also gave me the name of Harry Willith lives in Caliente and has been observing wildlife in these parts for 60 years. We then drove to the McCarthy Ranch and found Jerry-