California Condor Eben McMillan 28 August 1963 Remic Albitrie did not know that young condors were black in color and could be mistaken for a Golden Eagle. Neither did he know that Golden Eagles were protected by Federal Law. Jeff Hitchcock, who lives at the foot of Rattlesnake Grade, came to visit Remic Albitrie at 5:15 p.m. Jeff Hitchcock was born some 70 years ago in the country below California Hot Springs. Mr. Hitchcock saw condors commonly in the California Hot Springs Area when he was a boy, much more common than they have been in later years. About 60 years ago, in his presence, Jeff Hitchcock's older brother shot a condor with a .38 caliber rifle. The condor flew about one-half mile after being hit and landed in an oak tree; but it soon fell from this oak tree to the ground. Mr. Hitchcock said both he and his brother stretched the condor out between them and it was a huge bird. Evidently they took the condor to some habitation for he (Jeff) said it was measured and he could not remember for sure but that its wing span was either nine or eleven feet. Either of these figures could be acceptable for most condors would span nine feet and probably well stretched a large one could be made to span close to eleven feet. Jeff Hitchcock is a brother-in-law of John Rofer. Jeff thinks condors are scarce now. He seldom sees them. At the Hugh Smith Summer Camp on Greenborn Mountain I met Jim Dean who works for Charlotte Smith and her sister on their ranch near Woody. Jim Dean and his wife had driven to the Smith Camp this evening to attend to the chores for the Smiths who were away and would not get back until late tonight. Jim Dean told me of seeing many condors in the fall of 1946 on the west slope of Breckonridge Mountain on the Rankin lease of the Rodnick Interests. Mr. Dean thought that flocks—