alifornia Condor Eban Mcmillan 16 June 1963 Tejon Ranch, range in the high elevations of the Tehachapi mountains. Condor feeding on any dead livestock here would probably hold to higher elevations, than would be the case in winter when most livestock are down on the flats. Death losses on livestock Ranches throughout the range Country of central California are probably at a minimum during the Summer and early fall Months. Crossed the South end of the San Joaquin valley, stopping at the home of Henry Melendy at foot of Grapevine Canyon. He is wildlife warden for Tejon Ranch. He was not at home. At 3:30 p.m. we stopped at home of Bert Snedden, in maricopa, where Mr. Snedden re-told the experience he had in the fall of 1961 when he observed a flock of 60 Condor circling above a flat in Santiago Creek where a dead heifer had attracted them. After listening to Bert Snedden's account of this experience there remains only one possibility where he could have been mistaken. That being that 30 or more Swainson's hawk were in the air above the spot where the observation was made, according to Mr. Sneddens account, upon seeing some Condor circling the area mentioned, drove to this spot in haste knowing some animal belonging to him had died. As he came in sight of the flat mentioned he saw several Condor raise into the air above the dead heifer. Snedden then saw that there were about 27 or 28 Condor in the flock that flew from the spot where they had been feeding on the dead heifer. While counting this group of Condor, Mr. Snedden noticed a larger group of Condor circling high above. Being a Gunman and having much practice counting numbers of milling animals Mr. Snedden counted all the Condor in sight several times coming up with an average count of 60 Condor. There is no doubt with me that Snedden knows Condor. I am sure he does.