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California Condor
Eben McMillan
10 June 1964
have happened about three or four weeks before. I photographed
the Buzzard carcass.
Driving from Arenal to Cholame Valley I entered Cholame
Ranch property at East side of Cholame Flats and drove
to Rock Corral Spring. One cow carcass had been added to
the list of others that had gotten milled in Rock Corral
mud-hole since I was here last, but, amazingly most of
the cattle that frequent this spring area are still on their
feet. One elderly cow, that was lying down when I drove
up had difficulty getting to her feet, but once up,
ambled away at a wobbly trot. It appears that
those cattle that were genetically weak from one
cause or another fell by the wayside as soon as
the going got tough. Those that survived that first
elemination are very difficult to kill off.
Driving towards Cholame Rancho from Rock Corral
Canyon, young calves were photographed that were
near the roadside in the last stages of starvation.
Strange to say these little beasts, even though too
weak to pay any attention to the car, would get up
and wobble away when I would get out of the
pickup with camera to photograph them. I did not
have the heart to follow them closely for fear they would
fall and die.
A Coyote ran across the roadway in front of me as
I drove across Cholame Creek where the road crosses near
the alfalfa Camp of ©. This Coyote was heading in the
direction of