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California condor
Eben D. Millan
1 February 1964
sure that the young condor that came in and landed in the sand of
the San Juan river, about one mile north of the La Panza bridge,
on 1 June 1963 was in somewhat the same predicament as was this
young Golden Eagle. Probably the young condor had somewhat the
advantage of the young Eagle due to its not having to resort
to the chase to procure its food, but nevertheless I would expect
this to be the more difficult of all experiences that any
condor, or Eagle, would endure throughout its lifetime.
Rudnick Trust is feeding its Cattle on the extreme South
end of the Carissa plains. The feed is all gone from the
hills and cattle look bad. Two men were scattering hay
on the ground while the Cattle came running, and bawling, for
the feed. This condition appears to hold quite true throughout
the Temblor and Coyama valley areas as well as everything
on the west side of the San Joaquin valley north from
Maricopa to Coalinga and west to the flat western
slopes of the Coast Range that confront the Ocean.
At 9:30 a.m. we stopped at the Ojai Station of
the U.S. Forest Service and were told by the young girl in
the office that Mr. Jack Parkinson was not well and
would not be in the Office today.
At 10:15 a.m. we stopped at the home of Jack Gains and found
him home. He told us about having spent the night in the Sespe
area and had only returned late this morning. He gave us no
reason for his being kept out all night in the Sespe nor did we
show any interest in the matter. Mr. Gains had prepared forms
in quadruplicate that we signed, one of which was given to us as