California Condor Eben McMillan 15 January 1964 about 200 feet below me, it Noticed me, and in breaking its onward Progress, it was buffeted by the Turbulent Cross currents of air to some extent, giving rise to the thought that condor are not too maneuverable once out of balance in a high wind. This would also give rise to conjecture that landing in a hard wind would be an effort for these big birds. Once having regained its composure, and balance, this condor rose nearly straight upward in the process of making about three Circles, and was soon well above me six or seven hundred feet. This was accomplished without any flapping of the wings. This Condor passed out to the North and idled about for a few minutes on the ridge to the North of me, dropping from sight at times, only to come into view again above the ridge crest. At 9:10 A.m., three condor were seen circling above the area where the Pole Canyon road, and Hopper mountain road, converge on the North end of Hopper Mountain. These three condor were observed while the condor that had been further down the ridge was still in sight. Therefore four condor were observed Circling or idling about. All these four Condor passed from sight by 9:12 A.m. From 9:15 until 11:00 Army, there was a definite lull in the movement of animals about Hopper Mountain. At 11:01 A.m., a raven came by near where I sat on the South slope of Hopper mountain, near the Crest. Three more raven came up from below, on the East side of Hopper Mountain, and gambolod about in the air above me apparently enjoying the strong currents of wind still that were sweeping over the top of the mountain; and it was still Cold.