Page 45 - Continued - Freight Lemon Cove The Rivers California Condor - March 21 Continued - Eben Mcmillian We Continued on southeastward, following the low foothills whenever possible until Coming to Lemon Cove, California, where we turned into the mountains following the Kaweah River. Coming along the foothills from Freight we thought the area in general to look very as prospective Condor hunt habitat. Good sized livestock ranches were noted mostly cattle, and the grass was in good shape, allowing for ample forage. A Golden Eagle was noted circling above an orange grove that was adjacent to the rocky foothills, at the mouth of Kaweah Canyon and another adult Golden Eagle was observed circling a hilltop 1/2 mile before we reached the Town of Three Rivers. In Three Rivers we talked with Layton Hicks who teaches in the Three Rivers School and who owns land in Grouse Valley and Blue Ridge, between Three Rivers and Springville, and where Condor have been seen many times. Mr. Hicks told us of first seeing a Condor in the Springville area about 28 or 29 years ago. He stated of an attempt, by himself, to shoot a Condor with a 22 rifle. The Condor was sitting in a Pine Tree, quite close when Mr. Hicks, then quite young, fired his 22 rifle at the Condor and he thought he hit the bird for the bullet but made a loud flop when it hit, but the Condor flew away. Following the report of the gun, Mr. Hicks never knew if it were hit or not. Layton Hicks also told us of having one of the State Personnel, who was hired to man the Blue Ridge fire lookout, state that he was going to shoot one of the Condor if he ever got a good chance. Mr. Hicks informed him this would be unlawful. This, he thought, may have prevented this fellow from shooting a Condor. Layton Hicks thought he first started seeing Condor Condor. [illegible] Shoots at Condor [illegible] Would shoot Condor