Gymnogyps californianus February 18, 1976 Nr Shandon, Calif. Both Mc Millans (San + Ellen) went on trips with Tumer- dale when boys, including to the canor nesting area. Tmerdale carried a .22 revolver to shoot & flush the nesting birds. He said the condors were often hard to flush - several shots might be fired and the adult would only put "her" head out and look around. Bram had camped near the Beartop canor country too. Dan's father often referred to a man named Wiley in speaking of natural history matters. Tmerdale might know more of him. Dan says Tmerdale says one egg he took was at Tacoma High School - was from the Chester Bowra collection. From 1905 to 1920 eggs were collected at Beartop - possibly 10 total nestings but not over one per year, Dan said. Stuart got the last egg in 1920 - he may still be in Philadelphia. As to food - Dan says that most carcasses from stock in the can- dor range are probably from the big holdings such as Chalave Ranch, Tusselman's, Tajon Ranch, etc. for they use lots of submarginal land & rely on low operating cost to make money - labor & upkeep are at a minimum; sick animals are not coddled back to health. In the old days the poorer land was not used & there was no such thing as supplemental feeding, & when drought came the cattle had to be moved out or die.