Gymnogyps californianus July 2, 1946 Stone Canyon, Calif. With Fish & Bone trapper William Douglas, drove via Parkefield road to Head Stone Canyon, up to NE of San Miguel. At 9:30 a.m., about 3 miles N. of the Chalone - Palomar Pass road, on the Parkefield road, we saw two adult condors circling 200' above the road. They wandered off toward Chalone Rocks (near the saw carcass) by 9:37. Break joint, sky clear, air warm. We drove to head of Stone Canyon & were in the canyon from about 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., & we saw up to 8 turkey multers at once, & 3 golden eagles at once, but no condors nor cattle. This canyon has a few spectacular rock outcroppings, but not apparently suitable for condor roosts. Mainly the slopes are covered with chaparral, digger pine, blue oak, & open volunteer oat slopes - possibly a condor feeding area at times in the past, & the birds may then have perched on the rocks at head of canyon. Smith Mt. Lookout - west of Coalwigs - is just N. of head of Stone Canyon, & condors might easily get that far north if in the Stone Canyon area. The old coal mine & railroad to it have been long abandoned. This morning I saw a Swainson Hawk dive at an adult condor over Chalone Flat - it pulled out 15' from the condor, then circled above it. The condor took no noticeable evasive action. Reference: Notes