California Condor Eben McMullan 23 February 1964 I drove to the Cholame flats at 9:30 A.M. The morning was mild-clear and calm. No eagles were seen in Palo Prieta Canyon. The Cholame Ranch is feeding alfalfa hay to most of their cattle. Great groups of Cows and Calves were gathered on the grounds where they are being fed. One dead Calf was seen by itself. Four dead Cows were seen only one of which had been eaten on and this mostly about the rear end where the body of a calf that had gotten about 3/4 of the way but had been well eaten as well as the rear end of this Cow. One old Cow had just dropped a Calf near the road on Kerr grade. Only one Red-tailed-Hawk was seen. No other large birds were in the area. Great numbers of young @ calves are on the ground and many more being added each day— The Cows in general look weak but the Calves look good. Free range feed is Practically non existant. Some Cows are still living on Range grasses in the Rock Corral Canyon but these are weakening fast. Pure- bred Cows like those at the Tejon or San Emigdio Ranches would not survive with these @ Cows for long.