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P-411
Tule River
Indian
California Condor
Eben McMillan
30 October 1963
Jan and I were up early and made our way to within one half
mile of Redwood Corral near the headwaters of Bear Creek and
within one quarter mile of where the Condor nested in the Redwood
tree in 1950. Although we were limited in our visibility by a fog
that enshrouded the forest at this elevation, we nevertheless spent
more than three hours in this general area, a good deal of which was
gspent in searching the area at the base of the Redwood Nest Tree,
but we saw nothing that would lead to a conclusion that Condor
had nested in this area this year.
In the afternoon we drove to the Indian settlement near the entrance
to the Reservation and Jan interviewed several of the Indian women about
Condor. The Indian men were all working, I suppose. The general opinion
was gathered from these people that Condor have not been seen for several
years. We will return to this location for another look next spring.
A Mr. Ed Taylor who lives along the highway leading from the
Tule River Indian Reservation into Porterville told us that although he
has been in this general area for thirty years, on one occasion
only did he ever see Condor, and that was about twenty years
ago (1943) when he came upon six Condor about two miles above
the Terra Bella Road Camp on the Deer Creek Road. He has seen no
Condor since even though he walks the fields of his farm and thinks
he would see any large birds that might happen by.
We were home at 4:00 p.m.,