California Condor Eben McMillan 15 June 1964 Mr. Martin's limited knowledge of Condor, and would lead me to believe that this bird may have been an immature with dark head and the furry covering that accompanies the neck and head of young birds, thereby making him think that small feathers were coming out. Martin said that when he was taken to identify this bird that it was hanging from the top wire of the fence that is about 40 inches above the ground. The carcass had been fastened to this top wire by someone who had tied a length of baling wire about the birds neck and then fastened it to the wire. Evidently this was done to display the bird by someone, perhaps even the person that shot it. Mr. Martin said it was thought at that time that some shepherd had shot this Condor. He also said it had been hanging on the fence for many months when he was called to identify it, the carcass being very dry and dehydrated with no moist matter left in it. To the best of Al Martin's recollection, it was about four years ago that he was called to identify this Condor. He said that a Mr. Rex Kerr, who is now Captain at the Gola Fire Station of Santa Barbara County was stationed at the New Guyama station of S.B. County Fire Department, and at the time he went to inspect the Condor for deputy Shannacker, and upon hearing of the Condor on the fence, immediately went to the place and photographed the Condor with a Polaroid Camera. Martin said the picture turned out real good and he feels Kerr will still have it in his possession. I drove Al Martin back to the U.S. Forest Service