California Condor Eben McMillan 30 april 1964 Another sheep too much after they get some size, for he remembers small flocks that have shayed away and lived by themselves in the mountains for long periods of time without any death loss occurring among them. Here also I am reminded of a passage in, The Flock (Mary Austin), when she was told how, following a severe drought on Tijon Ranch in its early history, all sheep were turned loose to fend for themselves in the mountains. The following spring after good weather conditions had returned, a sizable portion of the total flocks originally loosed, were regathered in good condition, they having spent the winter in the mountains fending for themselves in a most successful way. I passed on over the mountain and dropped into Tijon Canyon. Here I found Juan Arburua Camped with a flock of [illegible] sheep, in a flat, at the foot of the grade. Juan had lost three sheep two days ago to some predator. Coyotes, he thought. He had seen no scavengers feeding on these sheep carcasses. While I was talking with Juan a Golden Eagle circled a hillside not far away. He claimed not to have ever seen a bird like this one before. Therefore it is doubtful if many of the Busques over here To be very proficient as Naturalists. Generally speaking, they are a rather dim-witted lot.