white mountains 861 California Condor Eben McMillan 23 aug. 1964 IN response to a letter I had received on august 18 from a Valmore C. LaMarche, Jr., White Mountain Research Station, Big Pine, California, I drove to this Research Station at 10:30 a.m. today and met Mr. LaMarche who showed me the 35mm color slides of a bird he took to be a Condor, and which had been the topic of the letter he wrote me. The object in the 35mm Color slide he showed was very small, having been taken with a 50 mm lens while the bird was at a considerable height. With the aid of a 20x magnifying glass it was nevertheless quite evident the bird in the photograph, at least, was an immature Golden Eagle. The long wedge shaped tail could be made out clearly and a large area of white could be seen on the tail also. In addition to the wedge shape of the tail and the white at its base, the wings were definitely those of a Golden Eagle positioned in a flat glide that of all flight characteristics of the Golden Eagle resemble the flat glide of a Condor, least of all. Upon questioning Mr. LaMarche, a student of age characteristics in the Bristlecone Pines of the area, it was evident to see he had little experience in observing birds. I left photos of Condors with him to put on the Bulletin Board at the Research Station in order to encourage further observation by the personnel here. All hands said they would keep their eyes open and should they see birds that matched my pictures they would get me immediate word.