California Condor Bben McMillan 18 May/1964 Circling this General area for several minutes both the immature Condor and the Turkey Vulture that accompanied it, dropped down on the Carcass of a dead Calf where Jan had watched them feeding yesterday afternoon. Three other Turkey Vultures were also already on the Carcass of this Calf, that lay on the Cholame Rancho Property about one hundred yards East of Gene Rambo's Stock Corrals. This occurred at 12:55 Am. The immature Condor and the four Turkey Vultures were feeding on this Calf Carcass until 1:07 Pm. when three of the Vultures flew away as if disturbed by something. They were immediately followed by the immature Condor that had to flap along the ground several beats, into the east wind, before becoming airborne. The immature Condor was followed in turn by the last remaining Turkey Vulture that remained with the Condor while both circled up to a considerable height before sailing out eastward above and beyond the Cholame ranch headquarters for about Two miles where both commenced circling. After circling the east foothills for several minutes, at 1:17 Pm. The young Condor took a direct course westward and lowering slightly as it returned, with ragged, loosely, held wings arrived over the Calf Carcass which it had previously left and after circling above this Carcass and the four Turkey Vultures that were now feeding on it, let down and landed about ten feet Northwest of the Carcass at 1:20 Pm. As many as five Turkey Vultures and the immature Condor continued to feed on this Calf Carcass for the Next hour.