california Condor Eban McMillan 18 may 1964 Turkey Vultures came and went during this next hour that the immature Condor remained feeding at this Calf Carcass. Most of the time the young Condor stood at the Carcass and tugged, or pulled, at it in getting the meat from it. Jan said he thought yesterday that this Calf Carcass was at least four or five days old. Today it smelled quite strongly as if it had been dead for several days. At times the Condor would chase Turkey Vultures away some distance from the Carcass on which it fed. When this happened other Vultures would run in and be pulling at the Carcass when the Condor returned. Mostly the Vultures stayed away five or eight feet while the Condor fed but at times one of the Vultures would be permitted to move in and feed on the opposite end of the Carcass from which the Condor fed with little friction between the two. At 2:20 P.M. three of the five Turkey Vultures that were about the Calf Carcass at this time flew into the air. At 2:21 the Condor left, seeming to get airborne easier this time than was the case before it fed so heavily. The brisk east wind soon carried the young Condor back above the Rambo home, as it circled and gained altitude. It went from sight into the Canyon behind the Rambo home at 2:22 P.M. Once the Condor had passed from view I investigated a commotion that had been going on about ten feet above me in the branches of the low tree under which-