California Condor Eben McMillan 19 January 1964 many turbulent cross-currents of air, for this Condor did considerable sideslipping, dipping, dodging and falling, as it dashed down Pole Canyon for a distance of about one-half mile, where it then turned about, rose up swiftly on the rising currents, with no apparent effort, and proceeded to move northward above the west ridge of upper Pole Canyon, and when reaching a place where the strong up- currents of air coming down Little Sespe Canyon hit and raised upward against the ridge that runs north and west, from the head of Pole Canyon, the Condor then gained altitude suddenly, as if being blown upwards; all the while heading into the wind and never circling, and after reaching a height that placed it well above the horizon of Bear Heaven, and the Topa Topa Scarp, from my point of view, moved slowly up the center of Little Sespe Canyon and passed from right behind the thick scrub oak thicket that covers the North and west side of the top of Hopper Mountain, where I was sitting. Actually I was sitting near the top of Hopper Mountain, a bit below the crest on the south, by southwest, side of the mountain. This Condor passed from sight at 3:09 P.M. While watching the above Condor a white-throated Swift flew past me heading north over the top of Hopper Mountain. The cast wind was blowing very strongly and the temperature there was quite cold. 2 Condor At 4:57 P.M. (the sun had just set) Two adult Condor came from the south around the ridge that separates Sudder Creek from Soda Creek, to the south, and passed over. I am And As we stood in our camp near the old Oil Well site. One of these Condor had a wide gap in the right wings about 1/4 way out from the body -