California Condor ben McMillan Gregory and I drove to Navajo, via San Juan and French Camp. Five of the Shepherders were gathered Together, at 9:00 A.m., in the house-trailer near the Sheep pens, in the Navajo. All were driving Together Together while their flocks were scattered along the top of the ridge. The Frenchman told us that a coyote had killed a large lamb in one of the Camps to the Northwest of his trailer-house, yesterday morning. We saw a few Buzzards gathering about the area as we drove to the Cedar spring area to check on the Frenchman's report. Not finding any Carcass we returned to the far Southeast Camp on the ridgetop where the herder there told us he had seen one Condor yesterday afternoon circling above the ridge top to the South of his camp, another shepherd (Pedro) who came to visit this camp, while we were there, told us of a Ewe that had died on a hillside south of his Camp Yesterday. We drove to this location and set up a watch. Buzzards came to this Carcass quite steadily after 11:00 A.m., as many as 7 being about the Carcass at one time but always some coming and some leaving. Also upwards to 6 Raven fed on this Ewe Carcass during the day. at 1:00 P.M. I drove to Cedar Canyon section of San Juan River and hunted for the Lamb Carcass, finding it after an hour of Searching. 4 Buzzards were at the remains of this Carcass that had been dragged about a good deal. A sizeable patch of Sand was caked with blood near where this lamb had been killed. Stomach remains of grass, in heaps, were Page 62 30 march-1963 31 march-1963