LaPampa Carrisa Plain California Condor Eben McMillan 13 October 1963 Talking to the old, fat, shepherd who herds for Martins and Gasparrin and who has been in the Carrisa plains area with sheep since last spring told me that he had seen three, and maybe four, Condor feed on the Carcass of a sheep that lay within one hundred yards of where he stood near the old San Juan Cow Camp about eight miles Northwest of Carrisa Plains school. He said that the band of sheep he was herding were bedded around the water at the Cow Camp. When the Condor came in to feed, but that the Trailer in which he lives had just been moved to another location. Another Shepherd was with him. They both thought Condor much different than buzzards. They said much white was under these birds wings. Jake Martins told me that Bud Zimmerman, who works for him on the LaPanza Ranch, had reported seeing three Condor in the San Juan River area south of LaPanza Ranch about three weeks ago. Bud Zimmerman also saw Condor at this same location on the following day. I will get the particulars on this observation when I see Bud Zimmerman. Stopping at the sheep Camp of Alex Galanini on the southwest end of Soda Lake in the Carrisa plains I learned from him that during the summer he had seen several large birds come to feed on dead sheep near his camp. No large birds have been seen lately. Cranes- Five Sandhill cranes flew overhead at a moderate elevation, heading southwards, over County Road that passes along west side of Soda Lake. These cranes remained voiceless as they passed, and were traveling slowly, soaring mostly, looking intently about, and continued on south until out of my sight.