Gymnogyps californianus August 14, 1948 Nr. Cholame S.L.O. Ca. They found ascending currents & rose. El told me that the furthest west he had seen a condor in the Shandon area was about 3 miles W. of Shandon. We revisited the cow carcass about 2:15 and flushed about 15 turkey vultures from it. Then we drove about 7 miles toward Brimble, stopping to search for cairdary, but saw none, so drove down the Rittlewater to El's house. Saw about 1000 head, mainly in bunches near buildings, along this route. At about 5 p.m. we drove up the Parkfield road and viewed Cholame Flat. These were perhaps 200 head of cattle there. I saw one milling flock of about 50 turkey vultures. In the evening, at Shandon, Kenneth Twisselman told me that his uncle had 2 bunches of sheep in Carrizo Plains near Soda Lake. El knew of other bunches, one near Painted Rock, & supposed that this might be 6000 sheep in the plains now. Per- haps this is where the condors are feeding primarily- Carrizo Plains, or sheep, & roosting at Mt. Shoney Mtn. El said they burnt the carcasses of the anthrax, killed cattle. August 15, 1948 Cholame Ranch, San Luis Obispo Co. At 9:20 I turned off the Cattawood Pass road into the Cholame Flat road, and immediately started watch- ing for condors. Day clear, warm, calm. I saw-