Gymnogyps californianus July 15,1946 Nw Fountain Springs, Tolare Ca. 1/2 mile S. of me - it left at 2:16 & soared 20' over the fence about 4 miles W. of me heading N. I saw a group of 3 condors about 1 mile E. of me & another 500' - overhead at almost the same time, so at least 5 present. At 2:21 I again saw 5 in a 1/4 mile group about 1 mile SE of me, tackling into the NW breeze, wings folded, & some with feet down. Three scattered - at 2:29 saw 4 over a two mile stretch, about 500' altitude. By car & off afoot I went to top of a ridge about 1/2 miles E. of S. end of Credaw Mtns., to watch for "homing" condors, arriving 3:30. At 3:40 saw 1 apparently descending at foot of S. end of Credaw Mtns. as if to light among the dales. 3:48 I saw 4 over the slope of S. end of C. Mtns., at least 2 having come from at least a mile to S. Fair W. breeze still. 3:53, 5 condors & 3 turkey vultures were circling & soaring over low hills at S. foot of C. Mtns... They slowly descended - at 4 p.m. I had seen 4 go down as if to land where the 3:40 bird went. 4:08, another spiraled slowly down to land, having approached in a straight glide from 1+ mile to S.. By 4:55 saw no more activity so hiked about 3/6 mile to W. along ridge top. At 5:04 an immature soared 100' over me then, then circled & rose to 1000' alt. (5:08), then glided to about over Buck Mtn., circled & rose again, working toward Belly Mtn., then headed toward Bilibar Phe. & turned back when near its top, descending 200 over S. slope of this