California condor Eben McMillan 8 August 1963 he's still confined with critical burns about the chest and arms suffered while working with electric wires. Mr. Curtis thought some man from the University of California had been at the Tejon Ranch within the last week seeking information on Condor and had gone with Walter Fieguth towards Lobo to look for Condor. We will have to find out if this man is not impersonating a representative of the University of California and is being accorded privileges and help regarding Condor that may not be in the best interests of Condor Preservation. Driving up the Tehachapi grade on highway 466 even though no heavy rain had fallen in route the Tehachapi Creek was running full of water. As I neared the Town of Tehachapi I could see from where the water was coming. Heavy rains had just passed the area west of Tehachapi and were now centered south and east of the town. All creeks, canyons and gullies were running full and on the bare overgrazed hillsides the rainwater ran off as if these surfaces were tiled or covered with roofing. Highway 466, to the East of Tehachapi, was deep in water. The fields to the west and south were a quagmire of mud and debris. The herds of sheep stood in tight groups as the water ran under them. The shepherds gazed out upon the downpour from the door of their Trailer Cubis. 3:00 P.M., returning from Tehachapi, where I found the weather non-conducive to Condor, and Condor information, I visited with Barry and Phyllis McCarthy who had seen no Condor of late over their [illegible] Ranch. Mr. McCarthy again stressed his thinking that Condor are much less common in his area then was the case ten years ago. Rain had closed the main Caliente Wash road leading from Caliente to Sand Canyon Store forcing me to take the Lion Trail.