California Condor Eben McMillan 24 June 1964 From Santa Barbara we drove to Ojai, via Casitas Pass. In Ojai we stopped at Forest Service Office there to get our entry permit into the Condor Dr. Sespe Wildlife Refuge, renewed. Ranger Parkinson and his force were in the process of moving the office equipment from our building to another next door. Ranger Parkinson took time out to make out our permit and also to discuss topics of the day with us. Mr. Parkinson told us of being in Rose valley, in the upper Sespe yesterday when the temperature was 109 degrees. He thought we were in for some hot weather in the Sespe area about Cow Springs. Mr. Parkinson also told us about seeing five immature Condor near Casitas Pass about a week ago. These condor circled above a water well drilling operation for some time, that Mr. Parkinson had gone to inspect, that was being drilled for the Forest Service in Casitas Pass area. Ranger Parkinson said the size of the five Condor established that they were young birds and not yet fully grown. These birds could not have been more than eight feet from tip to tip of the wings at the most, he assured us. Mr. Parkinson said that Mr. Ed. Bennett, of Ojai Forest Service Office, also, had seen these same five young Condor feeding at a garbage dump towards Casitas Pass also. Ranger Parkinson also informed us that Ray Dalen had spent some time in his office about 30 minutes before he had arrived. He informed Mr. Parkinson that he had met Mr. Dalen on the Casitas Pass road, but had no opportunity to stop him and-