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California Condor
Eben McMillan
10 July 1963
that had been found on the Stockton property only
a mile or so distance north of her home. This Condor
was supposed to have been found crippled on the Stock
property and had been captured and held there. Mrs.
Carver thought this Condor had a broken wing and a
dislocated hip. She said it Smelled terribly (the Condor
she banded it. Mrs. Carver thought it died the following week.
The Stocktons are now on vacation. I will get more
information from them when they return to Granite Station.
I drove to the ranch home of Mrs. Margaret Brown that is
located north of Granite Station about five miles, after
meeting Mrs. Brown I stated what Sam Etter had told
me of the dead Condor in her barn. She said it was still
there and that she would gladly let me take it as a
scientific specimen. Mrs. Brown did not have the exact date
this Condor was found nor did she have any idea as to the day
it came into her possession. She thought it about five years ago.
I will endeavor to get the exact dates for me.
The following is Mrs. Brown's story regarding her understanding
of the history of this Condor Carcass.
Sometimes, about five years ago, a Mrs. [illegible] albetri
of Woody, Calif. was helping poison squirrels on the property
that is supervised by Carl West and is located about
two miles west of Granite Station. One day, this Mrs. albetri
found the Carcass of a dead Condor out to the south west
of the West home about ½ mile and informed Mr. West
of its whereabouts. It was then taken to the West home
where Mrs. Brown took possession of it after being told
no one else wanted anything to do with it. Mrs.
Brown took it to her home north of Granite Station and
soaked the Condor Carcass with water in order to get
it clean. She said she saw yellow grain, the same
that is used in Poisoning Squirrels, fall from the
m Brown
dead Condor —
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