California Condor Eben McMillan 28 May/1964 To circle so close to where human beings could be easily seen on the ground. I could make out at least one of the inside primaries of the Right wing were missing from this bird as well as a secondary about two or three feathers in from the last primary feather of the right wing was also missing, giving this bird's right wing the appearance of being quite ragged on the outer end. While we were watching and remarketing about this bird I did not notice the other two members of the squirrel poisoning crew to be present at the camp where we were. It was while we were watching this bird that Walter Leake stated that last summer, while working on the Bedart Property that is situated south of the old Tejon Ranch Headquarters about three or four miles distance, he had seen Condor on numerous occasions. He mentioned seeing them lots of times several days in succession. I was intently watching the movements of this Condor, with my binoculars, in an attempt to chart its course away from where we were located, for the bird was now moving out to the Southwest, slowly, on a course generally directed towards Frazier Mountain, and generally on a course over which I have suspected that Condor travel at times on a direct flight from Bear Mountain to Tecuya mountain, or at times in a reversed direction, as from Tecuya to Bear Mountain. At 2:41 p.m., as I continued to watch the flight of the Condor mentioned above, that was now at a good distance to our Southwest and continuing on towards -