California condor survey field notes, v1476
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p.176 Continued 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 — Recorded before —