California Condor Page 8 7-February-1963 Dan and I drove up above Percy home in Pickup Parking on ridge, overlooking his buildings, to the north. The morning was warm. Heavy smog was hanging throughout the lowlands and raised, or expanded as soon as the boat of the sun hit it. At about 8:30 a.m. a Golden Eagle was seen flying up the Hopper Canyon seeming to have come from the West Canyon slope below where the car sat. Upon investigation I found the remains of a New born Calf (White faced) that appeared to have been dead at birth or soon after as its nose was black and the hoofs showed no signs of ever having been in contact with the ground. This Calf had been eaten on by Predators- The Stomach cavity had been opened and all intestines taken as well as any meat available from this opening. The rib bones were not broken but had been stripped of any flesh. The head and Neck and hind Quarters were still intact. Tracks showed evidence of this Carcass having been dragged downhill under some live Oak trees. Large Tracks like those of a big bird were about the Carcass. I drag the Calf Carcass back up the slope about 200 ft. and left it in an opening on the ridge Top and returned to the pickup 1/4 mile above. at 8:45 one adult Condor was noticed, well below me, working the air currents as it progressed up the Canyon Towards the Top of Hopper Mt. After about 10 minutes this Condor made it out on top, a bit to the Northeast of the Mt. Top, and after some circling was joined by another adult Condor that came across from