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California Condor
Eben McMillan
19 may 1964
accompanied gan and me to Bakersfield where Dr.
Miller caught a plane for San Francisco. Enroute to
Bakersfield from Cuyama we discussed the more important
aspects of the Condor study. It was agreed that
Compilation of material gathered during the study
would commence the latter part of June and that
we would endeavour to have most of the field work
completed by that time. Dr. Miller will take active
charge of the compilation of all information we have
gathered in our notes. This both Jan and myself were
much pleased to hear as his experience in these matters
will smooth out what, to us, would be a troublesome
feature of the project.
Carl Buchheister and Jan had dinner at my home
and moved on to Jan's place later in the evening.
A card from Louis Wilson of San Luis Obispo that
came in the mail today, stated that on May 17, 1964,
late in the afternoon, while climbing Freeborn Mountain
that is situated four miles west of Curissa Plains School),
on Curissa plains, he and his wife and Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Wilson of Arroyo Grande had observed five
Condor that circled within one-hundred feet of them
as they neared the top of Freeborn mountain about 5:00 p.m.
I will have to get more particulars from Mr. Wilson to make
sure these were Condor, but I can't see how he could be
mistaken at a distance of 100 feet.