California Condor Eben McMillan 15 June 1964 Covered with dirt, probably from the accumulation of drifting sands that are held by the bushes that collect along these fences as strong winds at this time of year blow dust storms across this valley. Most of this dust comes from the tridden fields where sheep have pastured. The Condor carcass had been in the position in which we found it for probably a year or more, as grass had grown last spring, at least, from under it. The larger bones and the stub ends of the wing feathers protruded out through the dirt that covered most of the carcass. The feet were exposed and in a remarkably good state of [illegible] preservation after having been here so long. The head and neck were gone. A lump of greenish material that I took to be part of the stomach contents of this bird when it died, was lying under the body. I photographed this carcass after it had been pulled from under the covering of dirt in which it was imbedded. I also photographed Mr. Al Martin with the bird remains and the town of New Cuyama one mile away in the background. In the process of gathering up the remains of this Condor, Al Martin related to me what he knew of the history of this bird following its death. It went like this. Mr. Martin is employed by the County of Santa Barbara fire department, and has been stationed at the New Cuyama Fire Station for more than five years. He is 51 years old today and was born in the Santa Ynez area not far from what is now Cachuma Dam. He knows Condor well from having seen them, as a youth, in the Santa Ynez and Sisquoc river drainages. The