California Condor Eben Inchmillan 16 may 1969 Of Cattle were found, due, I think, to the fact that any Cattle that are now strong enough to make this journey from water are not about to die soon. I met up with several Cows and some calves along the top of this ridge and all appeared frightened at my presence and displayed ample strength in running in the opposite direction of me. Could it be that the grade of hay that is being fed to the Cattle on the flats is upsetting their systems and weakening them? At least the Cattle I found along the top of this ridge seemed quite strong and healthy yet. I also, while hiking along the top of the west slope of Cholame Flats, south of Kerr Grade, noticed the carcasses of several Cows and Calves that apparently had died in January or February of this year. Some showed signs of having been eaten on by scavengers. From this evidence, it would appear to me, that the Cholame Rancho alone, could have supported the present Condor Population with ample food from the first day of January, of this year, up to the present date. This on one Ranch. At 11:10 A.M., while hiking down ridge of southeast drainage of First Canyon south of Kerr Grade, I saw # A Spot-in-the- wing Condor sailing towards me, from the Northeast, at a moderate height. This bird came on and circled above the banks to the east of me for Two minutes, when it was joined by an adult Condor that also came in from the Northeast, but much higher than the former bird had been. The adult had, what appeared to be, the fifth primary missing from the right wing and a gap in the-