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California Condor
Eben McMillan
15 August 1963
born dead last night, and which I had thrown out
in a flat about 200 yards East of where I sat. A
buzzard now came and stood nearby looking at this
deaf calf but did not commence eating it. This at 4:30 P.M.
At 5:10 P.M. a lone condor was noticed as it
circled above the Farnsworth home. It now being
late I left word with Mrs. Farnsworth to watch the
area when she could and record any Condor Observations here
she might make. This she kindly consented to do.
Mrs. Evelyn Farnsworth comes from Pioneer Stock. Her
people homesteaded in the Glenville area in the 1880's.
History — The first condor that her mother ever saw was about
1947 when a lone condor was sighted in the White River
area by both Mrs. Farnsworth and [illegible]. Again condor not
identified by residence of Sierran foothills until [illegible]
[illegible] years ago. The last 15 to 20 years.