California condor survey field notes, v1476
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California Condor: Ebou McMillan 15 July 1963 County, he regularly saw condor there. On one occasion in the region North of Castle Mountain, he saw twenty condor in one flock, ten of which were young birds. I think Ian or I should go with Riley Patterson soon and check his observations. He sees lots of Condor or perhaps Eagles? Mr. Patterson told me he spends no time in his Bakersfield Office then he has to. He said is usually there on Monday mornings. I went to Office of M & R Sheep Company in Oildale, Mr. Joe Moglas, who manages this office, told me that of M&R Sheep Company sheep were in Mono County in Leaving area or in Tehachapi Valley or else on the Tejon Ranch Property, this company has rented. Mr. Moglas is a Basque - has never seen Condor but has heard of them. I then drove to Tehachapi via the Caliente Road, old highway 466, lunching under the tall overpass, the Old Road, by the New Highway, en route. The sheep just moving in on the barley and wheat stubble around Tehachapi. None of the shepherds I talked with had seen Condor. At one of the sheep Trailers I met Be Smith who works for the Kern County Board of Health, Is primarily engaged in checking for Rabies, or at least the words, Rabies Control, were boldly printed on the of the Pickup Truck Mr. Smith drives, as well as this Pickup having a mesh-wire cage on the back for hauling dogs or Cats. Perhaps the Rabies part of his job is used as a scare feature to keep people from questioning what those fellows do with their time. He told me one mile ago his mileage the past month was 3000 miles. He argues that all dead sheep that lie near habitation must be and hauled away some distance. The reason he did the sheep be skinned is so they will disintegrate