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California Condor
Eben Inshillan
11 August 1963
if they were some distance overhead, and circling
This matter is brought to mind when regarding the Observation
of Bert Sneddon when he claimed to have seen 60 Condor.
The young Basque Shepherd mentioned above, was very
willing to talk about whether sheepmen, or shepherders, will
Shoot Condor. He was aware that foreigners, in this country,
are not allowed to bear arms without a permit. Like that
that any Sheepmen, or shepherders, unsympathetic to
Condor Welfare would only be this way out of ignorance,
and that were they briefed in on the Laws Protecting
birds, and especially Condor and Eagles, very little harm
would come to these birds; and even they could become
strong influence in the preservation of Condors, if it is
true that Condor use Sheep as a staple food during
critical parts of the Year. This Shepherd will do what he
can to help us with Condors.
At 2:30 p.m. I visited Paul Freeborn who lives at Old Simmer
on the Carissa Plains and who told me of seeing a large
Pass over the truck in which he was sitting about 3:00 P.M.
on an afternoon about Three weeks ago to the east of
the La Panza bridge on highway 178 in S.L.O. County, an
investigating the maker of the large shadow. Mr. Freeborn
it was caused by an adult Condor that was passing
slowly northwards, downriver, and not very high. About
two minutes later Mr. Freeborn again looked up to see
three Condors circling about ½ mile north of his
position. The three Condors then dropped down out
sight behind a hill in the act, Mr. Freeborn felt sure,
of feeding on some dead sheep that remained from the
flock of sheep that had moved out of the Narvajo Fld
two or three days previously, Mr. Freeborn had to leave
area at 4:30 p.m. and had not, by this time, seen
the Condors rise up out of the river where he