Gymnogyps californianus July 2, 1946 Shandon, Calif. Magazine, Jan. 1944, Vol. 37, No. 1, p. 13+48, "In Quest of the Condor," by Allan D. Cruickshank. July 3, 1946 Nr. Bryson, Calif. Walter R. I drove from Shandon to the ranch of George N. Harris near Bryson near the Monterey - San Luis Obispo county line. Nisunder, George & John, had coll- ected "10 or 12" condor eggs around 1900, said Walter. George died about 1928 & John somewhat later. Most of those came from Burros Gorge on Burros Creek near the junction with Little Burros Creek, on the S. side of the canyon. Walter thought there were 2 or 3 nests on the S. side of canyon & possibly 1 on the N. side. This area is now on Hunter Liggett military reservation. George watched this area from a hill- side from early morning, & sometimes the old adult would not come until evening. One would go in & the other out, then. (This info jibes with nest activity I observed). Walter Harris was born in 1880. Condors were more common than turkey vultures when he was a boy, he said, in the 90's. The last he saw was about "1920 or '22", in the San Carpo- foro Creek area about 2 miles E. & 1/2 mile N. of Mt. Mars. This bird was seen in summer & acted like a flightless sunvulture. It had down on head & front of wings. It flopped along & perched in some pines & allowed close approach. Harris thought it must