Gymnogyps californianus June 19, 1946 Fillmore Calif. same, I believe. I continued on to Fillmore. Then I talked with Lawrence Peyton. He said that when in Lower California at Melting Ranch re- cently, he inquired about condors but found only that no condors had been seen for years. June 16, 1946 S. Ventura Co., Calif. Drove from Fillmore via Chatsworth to Topanga to visit W. Leo Chambers. Chambers went with me to visit the area where he saw condors many years ago. This spot was a falls in Escandido Canyon, perhaps 2 miles up from the ocean. A rough dirt road extends up the canyon to about 1/4 mile below the falls. Chambers visited this area in 1897 first, & last in 1900. He was told of the place by Harry Rising (now of Los Angeles), & they used to visit there long ago when almost. the area was unemballeted, by hiking, rid- ing bicycles, or driving a rig. The falls was barely running - but clean water. It was about 300' from lowest pool to the top brink, & top falls was about 100' vertical. The rock was a hard clay- locally called "lime rock". The condors perched on the high crags near the falls, & one young bird was said to have