California Condor Eben McMillan 9 February 1964 Condor. This is rather unusual in that Mr. Slaytor said that many of the Cattle under his care had been dying during the last month. Most of the Adult Cattle that had died were heifers having their first Calv. Many of these heifers had lived in the process of giving birth to Calves only to have the newborn Calves die in the process. Walter Slaytor told me, waving his arm in a gesture to point out the area to the south and west of San Emigdio Canyon. "There are dead cattle scattered all through those hills!" Mr. Slaytor, in an attempt to better care for these Cattle, had just the last few days, moved all heifers that had not yet calved into a field, on the flats, that lies between the mouth of San Emigdio Canyon and Plito Canyon to the east and extends out onto the flat to highway 33. Slaytor feels he can watch the heifers closer in this smaller field. I must get back to this area as soon as possible for it seems incredible that Condor would not come to this source of food. I think Slaytor must have been overlooking Condor here. If this is the case, Condor should follow this herd of calving heifers down to the field on the flats where they are now held. Mr. Slaytor said he had about five hundred heifers in this field on the flat now and thought they should all calve within the next six weeks. This should furnish ample food for Condor. Green forage Grasses are in good shape on the San Emigdio ranch. Damp fogs that persisted through the last two months prevented the soil from drying out and held minimum temperatures above the freezing point. This fog no doubt inhibited the movement of Condor in areas where it prevailed throughout the daylight hours for weeks on end, but Mr. Slaytor thought that enough heifers and Calves-