California Condor Eben McMillan 7 January 1984 I was on the Cholame flats by 9:30 A.M. and remained thereabouts until 12:30 P.M. During this time I saw three Golden Eagles, all of which were young, at separate times, and Red Tailed Hawks were to be seen in the sky most any time I was there. No Condor were seen. The grass that was lush and green has now all withered and gone back into the soil. Most of the cows on the Cholame Rancho are being fed. I picked up a dead calf that appeared to be about one day old and gave evidence that it had died at birth or a few moments after. This carcass was near the road on the [illegible] side of the stream that runs from Rock Corral Canyon on the Cholame Ranch on the North side of the Cholame valley. I put this calf out on the hill by my windmill in the chance that Condor may come by and feed on it in the next day or so. 18 Ravens were feeding on remains of the sheep carcasses I have put on the hill west of the windmill south of my house. Even though these sheep carcasses have been here, some new or fresh ones from time to time for the last 6 weeks no large birds other than the Ravens have been seen feeding on them. Carcasses dry out considerably in the cold dry weather we have been having but they do not spoil. Where the sun or wind does not hit the meat it remains fresh for several weeks and I have seen no maggots on these sheep carcasses.