Ford 2973 Gymnogyps californianus April 1, 1946 Santa Barbara, Calif. of the disced leg bones of the condor found dead by Carl Twisselman last year & a photo of the bird as collected. The bird had been dead about 3 weeks when collected (died about de body May 1, 1945). Bett said as it had been seen on previous occasions. Wingspread was 8'5". Bett said that about 25 years ago when he came to this area he was told there were about 20 condors in the mountains back of Santa Barb- ara - of course few people went back there at that time. Visited Mary Erickson at S.B. College. The trip made by an ornithology class to Pepper Rim (July 1946) was not too successful as some of the cars got stalled. Not even 2 condors at one tudents from were seen from the Rim though one car stalled in Pole Canyon reported seeing 4 circling. She believed Sid Peyton must have told her how to get to a condor viewing spot & where to get a key to the gate (Mrs. [illegible] Philips probably). Spent an hour or so in the evening talking with Henry Shelby & Willard Grenwald, game wardens, about condors & wildlife. Shelby said he had taken all the carcasses of mammals he trapped for almost a year to Torrey Ridge south of Pismo for condor food. He killed a cow there once & condors fed on it also sheep. Babcat carcasses