California Condor Eben Mcmillan 9 September 1963 Condor from the dead Oak near the Cow Carcasses at 7:35 A.m. At 10:00 A.m. the Young black headed Condor, that had been sitting in the dead Pine, climbed upward through the branches of this Pine, using its wings to hold onto small branches and also using its neck and head to hook onto small branches until it reached the top of this tree when it then hopped out and came pumping out of the Canyon. As this Young Condor climbed up through the branches of the Tree much White coloration could be seen under the wings. This white did not show up so definite as it flew but it did show considerable White under the wings in flight. This Young Condor kept well to the south side of the Canyon not coming close enough that I could see any spot in the wing. At 10:05 A.m. the adult bird that had been perched in the small pine about 200 feet west of the Water Tank on top of the ridge to the south flew out and down the Canyon where it joined several of the other Condor that were now circling the area, some now quite high. This birds wing pattern is as follows At 10:10 A.m. the last remaining adult Condor that had been perched on top of bent Pine now flew out westward and commenced circling for elevation. This Condor had no flaws in its wing feathers. It is worthy of note here that one of the Condor that flew out of the Canyon this morning had to be the ring- necked bird. In that I could not see just where each Condor came from when I first saw them pumping out of the Canyon, due to the fact that only when I would hear the Swish of their wings as they beat the air would my attention be attracted to the area where they were flying, made it impossible for me to check on individual birds. Therefore it