Gymnogyps californianus June 12, 1946 Hopper Canyon Glit. in Pine n Coldwater Canyons. Dragged & carried the golf dam into Big Meadow to near Wales blind when I could watch it from Pyramid 10 about 3/4 mile away. We did it to an iron stake. The carcass was about 60' from the nearest tree - a spreading low walnut - on a slightly rocky, bat-covered, slope of about 10%. A few Herefords grazed in this meadow. Unfortunately two adult condors were able to watch the whole process. One was in next to highest roost tree to in canyon E. of Parking Place, & the other in the school worm tree about 200 yds. further down the slope. Both were standing on the 4-5" thick horizontal limb. The lower was about 200 yds. from c off & facing it - ruff dawn, crop patch showing. The upper had crop bulging. Sky clear, air warm, flies active, & no breeze. I left the carcass at 7:35 & returned to Pine. The upper condor was sunning its back, wings 3/4 spread. At 8 a.m. I was in Pyramid 10, set to watch. Both birds on some puncher, now upper adult facing E. too. Lower adult crunched flat (8 a.m.). 8:20, Lower adult standing, upper crunched flat. Before 8:25 the lower adult apparently left - I could not