Gymnogyps californianus August 16,1948 To Mr. Fillmore, Ventura Ca. much lately but May 8 had seen up to 5 at once at Hopper Rion, including adults & immatures, + figured about 9 condors total there (some in Big Cove area). We drove to Hopper Canyon & visited Eugene Percy. He & son Stephensaw 3 condors a few days ago perched in 2 dead big saw spruce in head of Wasiily Canyon. Water this year is low in Hopper Creek (Dry at Cada Falls?). August 17 & 18/1948 Hopper Ranch, Ventura Ca. In 2 days at the ranch, not going into Wasiily Canyon, we saw no condors. Weather clear + warm. Aug. 22/1948 Tejon Ranch, Kern Ca. At headquarters of Tejon Ranch, I saw 1 condor at 12:20 (daylight saving time). It approached from E. at about 1000' altitude & headed toward the group of turkey vultures at the trash dump 1/4 mile W. of the building. Again at 1 p.m I saw 1 overhead (adult), & it bore off to E. (toward Cummings Mts.?). At 2 p.m. I saw 2 adults heading NE from the same area at about 1000' altitude. I think the condors (2 or 3) were attracted by the activity of the vultures. The condors apparently did not land. Perry Sprague said he saw 43 condors at once last November not far from headquarters at a carcass. Cattle fed optimally short this year though a normal number of cattle were present. Sprague said that the ranch had