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California Condor
Eben McMillan
19 June 1964
when he told us of seeing, what he took to be the carcass of
Condor, sometime before, when he and another fellow were
riding the Telephone line that runs between the Buckhorn Ranch
opposite side
and the Avenales Ranch that is on the opposite side of the
Range, west from the Buckhorn Ranch. Mr. Chaney told me
today he was quite sure the carcass lay west of the
ridge top on the Avenales Ranch side of the range and
west of where the road that follows this Telephone line
crosses a steep Canyon in a sharp one-half circle
after coming over the ridge-top and running down the
west side. He thought the bird Carcass to be not more than
100 feet from the Telephone line and lying in wild Oats
among some Oak Trees that grow near the top of the
ridge. Chaney is pressed for time right now and will
continue to be so until after harvest is completed. He did
not think time would be available for him to accompany us
on a search for this Carcass.
Murphy Chaney said the Condor was lying on its back
when they saw it. He did not think it had been there over
a year since it had died. He mentioned the bones
showing. This would probably have been on the breast
where the workings of maggots may have exposed
the breastbones and perhaps some ribs.
I drove to San Juan River Valley west of Carissa
Ranch. Two adult Golden Eagle along, above, and
through the Oaks that grow on east side of San Juan
creek valley on road going from Carissa Ranch to the-