California Condor Eben McMillan 19 July 1963 I drove to the Pinole Ranch at 9:00 A.M. and chatted with the young Basque shepherd who is tending a flock of about 400 ewes on barley stubble there. None of his herd had died within the last two weeks. He had been watching, but had seen no large birds. Continuing on to the San Juan River, below the La Panza Bridge on Highway 178, I found all sheep on the Rudnick Place had been moved out. At the La Panza Ranch Bill Crawford had seen some large birds up the river, but did not know if they were condors or Buzzards. I drove up San Juan River to Bear Trap Canyon where I parked and had my lunch - no Buzzards or Condor were seen. I then drove over the hill, inside Avenales Pattle Co. property, to Haystack Canyon where I watched for an hour with no results. Driving down Haystack Canyon at 3:00 P.M., I saw an adult Golden Eagle rise from the grass on a hillside and fly down-canyon with something held in its talons - traveling up San Juan River I entered Piletas Canyon which I followed to the Stockwater Dam, then returned to La Panza Ranch headquarters and home via Cummatta Ranch and Shell Creek route. A young Golden Eagle was observed and heard calling in the pines above Coldwater Well in Shell Creek. It was quite warm in the Arm, with a slight east wind blowing - a west wind came up in the afternoon and immediately cooled things off.