California Condor Eben McMillan 7 February 1964 I drove to La Panza Ranch this afternoon. Jule Martin, who had been working cattle all day, up the river, told me that the temperature had been down to 16 degrees at the La Panza Ranch buildings the last two mornings and that things were looking pretty bad for the cattle. Jule said he had sheep on the plains near the mouth of Bitterwater Valley and at the New Well. He said he had seen no condor in that area. Budd Zimmerman, who works for Jule Martin, on La Panza Ranch, told me of seeing five condor at 3:00 p.m. on January 30, 1964 about one mile below the La Panza Camp on the San Juan River. This would place the area where these birds were seen to be on San Juan River between where Daystack Canyon enters the river and the camp corrals where Pilitas Canyon enters the San Juan River. Budd said three of these five condor were in the air circling while two were on the ground. He thought there must have been something dead near where the condor were but did not stop to investigate. John Bowman, whom I visited at his home, at Old La Panza, said he had seen nothing resembling condor for a long time. He said that his wife, [illegible], pays attention to things like that but that he seldom sees what kind of birds are around. Bowman was not home. I drove home via the Pines and San Juan River.