California condor survey field notes, v1477
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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.