P-172 -Continued- Cholame California Condor Eben McMillan 9 July 1963 1 Condor adult At 9:55 A.M. I watched both adult condor leave the roost tree to be joined immediately by a third adult condor that apparently was roosting in another nearby tree for it joined the two condor. I had been watching immediately after they had left the roost tree. All three condor circled above the roost area. After gaining moderate altitude all three condor glided eastward. I quickly drove to valley floor and down Cholame flats on county road to the general area where Kerr grade road intersects Cholame Valley Road, at which place I could make out three condor circling above the county road in the direction of Cholame. I continued on towards Cholame for one mile and was now under the three circling condor. Stopping I now took photographs of the three condor as they circled above and a bit to the west, in which direction they were now slowly drifting as they circle. On two different occasions I had to put my camera away and watch, once an automobile with two women passed by on the road, with no indication they had seen the three condor circling about 1/4 mile above the road at this point, or a truck load of men who appeared interested in what I was doing, but did not see the condor either. All three condor continued circling and drifting northwestward until over the Kerr grade area about one mile from when I was parked at the roadside. At this time one of the three condor commenced chasing one of the other condor, following it downward in spiraling dives. The condor that was being chased remained over the Kerr Grade area while the remaining two condor drifted northward and circled over Gene Rambo barn and corals briefly then headed back towards where I was, following the ridge on west side of Cholame valley as Cuma. At this point, two Cowboys from the Cholame Ranch drove