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white wolf
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California condor
Eben McMillan
8 august 1963
Years great flocks of buzzards would come to feed
on sheep that had died. Ansoleboberg questioned me as
what I thought would bring about this decrease in the fol-
of buzzards. I declined giving an answer on the grounds
that perhaps later on we could shed more light on the
subject.
I lunched at White Wolf coralls of Tejon Ranch. Seven-
hundred heifers, both weaners and yearlings, had just
been placed in the fields of Tejon Ranch. that are on
either side of the highway that passes through White Wolf.
Heavy showers of rain fell at midday. Rainwater ran in
the trails and ditches. The showers let up by 1:00 P.M., in the
White Wolf area.
Jack Jenzen, a buckaroo for Tejon Ranch came with
a truck with hay for the cattle. He has been with Tejon
Ranch for two and one half years. appears to be a late
resident of Texas, or @ Oklahoma. He lives with his wife,
in a house on Tejon Ranch property, that is situated among
the grove of Tamarisk trees three miles due East of Ar-
keen County, California. Mr. Jenzen does not know Condor
will be on the lookout for them and report any large
birds he sees to us.
Curtis Jones whose normal occupation with
the Tejon Ranch is mechanic, and whose place of emplo-
yment is usually at the old headquarters in Tejon Canyon. Told me
he saw a flock of Large birds on the ground up the Can-
behind Tejon headquarters in Tejon Canyon several years
ago and thinking them to be turkeys rushed to headquarter-
to get a gun with which to shoot a few of them for the
table. Upon meeting Walter Fiegush enroute, was told
these birds are not Turkeys but condor and are protected
by law. Mr. Curtis said that Walter Fiegush had been rushed
the hospital in Bakersfield three or four days ago and he
shooting