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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