California condor survey field notes, v1476
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California Condor Eben McMillan 11 September 1963 Condor in the area at the west foothills of Breckenridge Mountain near the Breckenridge Road. He has seen Condor in the early spring months, sitting on the big, bald, hills that front the west foothills of Breckenridge Mountain and where Mr. Pittman cares for cattle when the green grass comes. Dillard Pittman—Pittman has been employed by the Mendiburu interests for the last 16 years. He said that as a young person in Texas he never knew of Condor except what he picked up from the Text books in school, but that when they commenced putting out information on Condor he became interested and knew what they were when he first saw them. Mr. Pittman saw a man shoot a Condor from the road (Breckenridge Road) about fifteen years ago. He said the man walked to where the Condor lay after he shot it and picked up a wing that Mr. Pittman said was very big. He saw this at some distance evidently for he did not mention talking to the man; nor did he say what became of the Condor Carcass. Dillard Pittman has no good words for the people who hunt and shoot from the road. In fact he despises them. He told us of numerous instances where people shooting from the road have caused him much trouble. Just drive up the Breckenridge Road, he says, and inspect the water tanks and troughs that are within rifle range of this road and see if you can count the number of bullet holes in these water storage facilities. The holes in one tank he claims are too numerous to count. He thinks these people will shoot anything. They are Crazy, he states. Dillard Pittman will keep Condor records for us.