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California Condor
Eben McMillan
20 July 1964
Apricots while I hunted an English Sparrow, within 50
foot of where they fed, without their running away. I
discharged a 32 caliber shot shell without frightening
them. Neither of these fawn have been seen since last
Thursday AM.
Due to the dry season, with a lack of green summer
annual plants that support deer through the dry seasons
here, deer are in trouble. I would predict that before
cool fall weather comes three out of four fawn in
eastern S.L.O. Co. will die. This will furnish an
ample supply of food for scavengers at a time of year
when domestic livestock are producing a minimum
of food for Condor.
On Thursday evening, July 16, 1964 I placed the Carcass
of a deer (Roadkill) on the hill South of the house. Turkey
vultures, up to ten, came to feed on this Carcass on Saturday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. None on Monday. No Condor
came to feed on this Carcass.