California Condor Eben McMillan 1 May 1964 The sky was partly overcast with high fluffy clouds and a gentle breeze was blowing from the Northward as a drone down Palo Prieta Canyon at 10:20 A.M., heading towards the Cholame flats. The temperature was mild. A Golden Eagle was perched atop a small fence post, on hilltop, above Dick Escarcia home. Five Ravens were feeding on the ground near roadway at mouth of Red-Rock Canyon on east side of Cholame flats and four Turkey Buzzards were feeding on the carcass of a ground squirrel, on hillside Northside of mouth of Red Rock Canyon at 10:55 A.M. At 11:00 A.M. a Golden Eagle was observed through the glasses circling high, to the North, over mouth of Rock Corral Canyon. These observations were made from inside pickup which was pointing up Red Rock Canyon, to Northeast. At 11:05 A.M. I stepped out of pickup and immediately saw four adult Condor circling directly overhead about one-quarter mile above me. These four Condor had no doubt come from the West and had just arrived for as they circled upward, the wind that now came from the West, soon carried them Eastward and higher. At 11:08 these four Condor, very high now, proceeded westward where they dropped lower near the foot of Keep grade. The last sight of these birds I had was of one that was circling about in the canyon that is just mouth of Keep grade on Cholame Ranch property. This Condor was easy to follow when above the horizon at this distance which, on an air line, is a little more than three miles.