Gymnogyps californianus July 14, 1946 Nr.Fountain Springs, Calif. Group then strung out to E. 4 at 10:14. 6 circled about 1 mile E. of the Farnsworth house. 10:16, 4 were back over the ridge behind the F. house again. About 10:25 I saw one flop from behind ridge about 1/2 mile S. of Farnsworth's house, 4 at 10:26 saw 2 circling about 3/4 mile E. of that house. At 10:33 two adults came N. & circled 100t' over the Hot Springs road. One seemed S. & went down as if to land at 10:40 about 3/4 mile S. of me. Walter Rickard & wife arrived on the road below me then. At 10:48 two adults rose up from the area, circled, & rose. One head wandered off to W., & one headed S. again about 1/2 mile & was joined by a third (10:34). 11:01, I saw 1 leave the ground about 1 1/2 miles N. of road near me,& another in air near it. At 11:06 one of these passed S. over me (200t' altitude), crop bulging. 11:10, I saw one land in grass field about 1 mile N. of me & 50 yds. from a fence (landed to W.), & another soared near it. At 11:16 I saw 2 soaring about 2 miles NNE of Fountain Springs. About 11:40 I saw 1 soaring about 1 mile S. of me (adult), then no more by 12:00. Time out for lunch & talk with the Richardsons until 1:30 then back to my former watching hill & at 1:35 saw one circling about 1 1/2 miles S. of me. Fair wind from W. I then visited the cottatied carcass I had laid out yesterday - it was 3/4 consumed but no ev-