Gymnogyps californianus August 16,1948 To Ojai,Ventura G. roasting near Reyes Peak. Boyes said that condor had been seen in Boncho Nuevo Canyon, that this was whitewash on rocks there. Boyes said there were no sheep in Cuyama Valley & that few caribou had been seen in the Big Pine area. Only McPherson, Nordhoff, & Thorne Pt. Lookouts were manned- most fire search was done from planes from Santa Barbara. We called the lookouts by radio; McPherson had seen 1 or 2 this season, Nordhoff about 15 this season, & Thorne Pt. quite a few- up to 5 at once. Boyes said most reports had been from near Tapatopa ridge at Thorne Pt. this season. Boyes was friendly & the lookouts apparently famil- ian with caribou. We drove over Cuyama Mt. to Ojai & I talked briefly with Langer Lyda. He had been to Nordhoff Pk. recently & said the lookout had told him of seeing occasional caribou there, that the lookout knew them from buzzards. A trail crew had worked over Whiteledge Peak last winter and seen caribou on several occasions. The petroleum men at Noppa Canyon had found no evidence of trespass though some car of oil geologists had gone in & out (due to July). The oil leases at Bucksnort & Agua Frio were active & this would probably be drilling there. We drove on to Fillmore & saw Ed Rayton. He had not been out