California Condor Eben McMillan 27 June 1963 the Flek-glide and sailed out to the southwest. At one point in the long glide this bird & continued on before passing out of sight behind a hill, on the east side of the river, it turned and glided southeastward for about two minutes but was again headed southwest and in the general direction of the Beat-trap Rocks wh it passed from our view, never having broken the long glide while we watched it. Diving on up the ridge we came in to the place where we could look across the canyon see the dead sheep on the hillside to the southwest of us. Carl Leopold first scanning the group of 15 plus Buzzards gathered about this sheep carcass first thought nothing but Buzzards to be in this group, but on closer looking thought a young Condor to be among the Buzzards. I then got my glasses and in looking at it closely grouped birds about the carcass, one could make but something shining among them. This later turned to be the folded wing feathers of the young condor Then as the Buzzards stepped back and allowed for a more detailed look one could see the much longer legs of the young Condor and of course when it walked out away from the group of Buzzards its greater size was most evident. Up to 20 Buzzards were about this carcass at the same time as we watched, 6 or 7 of the Buzzards remaining in shade of a Juniper bush that was about 60 ft. above the sheep carcass on the hillside. The young Condor and the Buzzards showed animosity towards one another and all fled close together. The young Condor at one point in juggling at the meat pulled off from the body a