California Condor Eben McMillan 15 June 1964 ridge on may 9, 1964 by Don Porter. during one of the many excursion trips that the Forest Service has promoted atop Sierra Madre ridge to sell their story of the need for a wider and smoother road along the top of this ridge so that the public can use this roadway as a recreational driveway. The Condor photo was taken of an adult bird on the wing near the head of Lion Canyon. Mr. Morse informed us that the photo was taken with a regular 35mm Camera with conventional lens. He said he was with the [illegible] Mr. Porter, or Mr. Porter was with him. They had just met two Trail- bikes that were traveling the Sierra Madre ridge road. Ranger Morse said he saw two birds that he took to be Condor but on second thought they looked too small to be Condor. Soon these two Condor raised up whereby Ranger Morse could make out the white Gloring under their wings. He then knew they were Condor. The two fellows on trail-bikes, upon hearing Ranger Morse say the two birds were Condor immediately shut their Motors off so as not to frighten the Condor. Mr. Morse told them that was not necessary for he advised them that Condor will pay little attention to noise or movement. No sooner did he say this than both Condor came over and circled directly above Morse and his party at a height of about 70 feet. Morse told us that the Condor circled them about 6 or 7 times before they flew away. There is no doubt that the Condor, one of which Ranger Morse said kept higher than—