3062 Gymnogyps californianus May 3, 1946 Mr. Famoso, Calif. to check on what some buzzards were feeding on, & 4 crows flushed from a side canyon about 800 yds. ahead of me (my disturbance probably). The last took off about 1 minute after the others. Breeze was now lightly. I stayed in the car - at 1:55 only one crow remained in sight, about 800' over the area where the 4 were, & it wandered slowly E. in an aimless manner (½ ± mile E. of me at 2 p.m.). 2:03, 2 appeared from W. at about 300' altitude; and I saw one go down behind a hump 1± mile to NE & a buzzard come flapping up from that area. 2:15, I saw 3 with about 15 buzzards circling about 1 mile SE of Res- Corner. 2:18, I saw a crow with ± buzzards in the grain field just SE of Res- Corner - this bird took 30 successive flaps in heading N. up a draw without apparently gaining altitude. I went to about ¾ mile E. of that area & saw a crow standing near 3 turkey vultures in the rather sparse grain field. At 2:25 this bird took off with 27 flaps. The flapping ceased when bird had turned 180° from its takeoff run direction (to NW) and was 15 ±' above the ground. There was a 3 ± second pause, then 5 flaps. The buzzards remained perched ed. The adult had pecked at the ground area as if feeding. Breeze fair at times, light at times, from NW. 2:30 I saw one crow & 9 turkey vulture