California Condor Ebon McMillan 28 October 1963 Slaytor Walter Slaytor said that no hunting was allowed on the San Emigdio Ranch property except by Officials of the company. Orders have been issued to all Oil companies who operate inside San Emigdio Ranch lands that no firearms are to be carried by any representatives or employees of these firms. In answer to my query as to how the road signs had gotten defaced with bullet holes, on the road leading to the Oil Fields on Ridge between Pleito creek and Salt Creek that I had observed earlier in the evening, Mr. Slaytor informed me that he was sure this happened some years ago when the County of Kern and the California Division of Fish and Game had some agreement with the Kern County Land Company whereby they were managing hunting on the San Emigdio Ranch properties. He does not think such has occurred since the Company returned the hunting privileges to former conditions before the Kern County and California Division of Fish and Game had been implicated. At 2:50 p.m. 49 Turkey Buzzards were noted circling above Eagle Rest Peak that stands at head of Pleito Creek drainage. They circled to a moderate height and then swung out in a line and headed for Mt. Pinos to the Southwest. At 3:02 this flock of Buzzards, after circling above East slope of Antimony Peak, pumped and sailed towards the West about a mile where they circled again for several minutes. Several of the flock now sailed back above Eagles Rest Peak, soon to be followed by most of the others. At 3:20 when I left the area five or six Buzzards were still circling about Eagles Rest Peak about three hundred feet down from its crest on the East Slope while many of the Buzzards had alighted in Trees and rocks near this area.