California Condor Eben McMillan 14 June 1964 The sunrise clear. A strong west wind blew and fog was in the lower reaches of the Gualal valleys. Smog also cast a pall over the lower foothills and soon raised to extend a band across the lower Coyama Valley and into the Sun Joquin Valley. It was cool. We drove towards Big Pine Lookout at 7:15 A.M. stopping to find a fox had eaten on the entrails of the deer carcass, as well as pulling some meat from the lamb, during the night. The Peregrine falcons were not calling when we arrived at the lookout but when Ian rolled a rock off the top of the promontory on which the lookout is located, the peregrines came out and set up a chatter with their screams. One Raven was observed coming up the ridge to the north of the lookout at 11:30 A.M. and returned over the same route at 11:45 A.M. A Sparrow hawk was observed flying above the conifer trees. At 12:30 P.M. John Minton a 16 year old lad came to the Big Pine Lookout on his Honda motorcycle. He said his home was in Santa Barbara and that he attended High School there being graduated into his [illegible] junior year at the end of this last school season. He appeared very proud of the motorcycle he rode stating that it was a Honda 250 with 25 horsepower engine that cost him $800.00. The insurance and [illegible] license cost 61 dollars. The license number of this vehicle was 288642. Mr. Minton said he formerly owned a smaller Honda motorcycle, but that up in this back country it did not have the power so he saved up money for a long time and paid cash for this larger machine, he now owns outright.