California Condor Shen Mcmillan 5-March-1963 The sheep continued bleating until 2:00 A.M. when Quiet settled over the area and was not broken until 5:45 A.M. When the flock commenced bleating and moving out to feed. I went over the area thoroughly and could find no sign of any sheep that had been killed by predators in the night. At 7:00 A.M. Ravens were seen feeding on a lamb carcass that turned out to be at least 10 days dead. I found a dead ewe that had passed on in the night, by the river's edge, but it was plainly evident this sheep had died from some respiratory infection for much [illegible] was about the Noseilla and the eyes were open and were much inflamed. Nothing had eaten on this sheep. I drove to the top of Navajo ridge and breakfasted at the Shepherds trailer. He was out with his sheep till 11:00 A.M. The first Buzzard came by at 10:30 A.M., at 11:30 A.M. Many Buzzards were about circling and dropping into the canyon west of the trailer where the dead sheep is. The weather now turned warm and high clouds covered the sky. I drove to the Navajo valley and watched 7 trucks and Trailers loading lambs and ewes--I was told they were going to feed near Modesto, Calif. At 1:00 o'clock the Shepherd on Navajo ridge told me his flock were very nervous and hard to manage, due, he thought, to shortage of feed. I drove up La Panza Ranch road to Beartrap Canyon--going up San Juan river I met Budd Zimmermann, foreman on La Panza Ranch who told me he had seen no Condor since that last talked to him. He also told me that a 50 Pound lamb that had been left in the Navajo field when all the sheep were shipped out last early summer had stayed in the river with a few La Panza sheep all winter and joined a flock of sheep only recently. Mr. Zimmermann said he sees lots of Coyotes on La Panza. He does not Tell Jake Martins when he sees one for in his wounds, Quote - (over)