California Condor Eben McMillan 9 June 1963 Left the house at 10:30 A.M. It was warm and the sky was clear but for a few high cirrus clouds- arriving at Navajo sheep camp at 11:10 A.M. I found the shepherds spraying the sheep for [illegible] lice. They said no sheep had died lately - They also said that one bunch of the sheep on Navajo would be moved to Bakersfield this week- I drove to San Juan River area where Ewes and lambs are running, arriving there at 11:40 A.M. Several Turkey Buzzards were feeding on a dead Ewe that had died beneath an Oak tree on the hillside 100 yards to the south of the 16 Spring that is located on west side of San Juan River about 1/2 miles north of La Panza Bridge on Highway 178. These Buzzards flew as a duove out in sight of them and they circled upward above the area. At 11:50 A.M. Two adult Condor flew in from the south and circled the area for some time. When first seen they were about 500 ft. up and sailing slowly - they circled the area at this same elevation for about 5 minutes allowing me to see that one of them was in perfect plumage and the other very ragged looking with several small gaps in the wings and the Right wing had only two fully developed Primaries - the others on this wing being about 1/2 to 3/4 developed, but not enough to give the Palm effect by the Outer tip of this wing. These birds flew, or Sailed to the west until out of sight behind the Navajo Ridge - then returned and circled north of me for some minutes before sailing