California Condor Eben McMullan 27 may 1964 I camped last night on the Sheep Range East of Dolano, California. At 3:30 A.M. light showers of rain fell on me. It remained warm. At 7:00 A.M. I drove past Fountain Springs enroute to Glennville via White River. Personnel at the California State Forestry Fire Control Station at Fountain Springs, three of whom I interviewed, had all heard of Condor but none had ever seen the birds nor did they have any knowledge of their appearance, or habits, other than that they were large birds. About one mile up-river from the old town of White River, I stopped to chat with Lawrence Bowen, a man of 65 plus years, all having been spent in the area of the Sierran foothills of Tulare County, thus being considered as a pioneer resident of this area. In past years Lawrence Bowen has seen Condors on numerous occasions flying down White River Canyon past his home in the mornings. He think they have spent nights in the rocky area in White River Canyon above his home during periods when they would be feeding in the lowlands west of White River and Woody. He mentioned not having seen Condor for the last two days. Mr. Bowen told me he had never heard of anyone shooting at Condor, nor had he ever found evidence of a dead Condor. In Glennville I found no one home at the Farnsworth Ranch except the hired man who reported that no Condor had shown up in the ranch area for many months. At Woody-Muvial Woody, who was tending the post office this day in the absence of the official Postmaster, told me of her, and several members of her family, seeing a Condor on