3067 Gymnops californianus May 4, 1946 Nr Famoso, Calif. hummock area as if leaving, 4 more perched on ground. One bird in taking off down hill took 3 flaps only, then glided. 10:28, saw 6 cormorants scattered in air over the hummock area - Oak Flat 10 directly beyond this spot. 10:38, saw 5 cormorants & 1 buzzard circling over dipping behind a knoll 1/2 ± mile N. of the hummock. 10:40, 6 dipping behind the knoll & 2 others 400' over them. Apparently the birds were rising from that area - there were 5 scattered to 1000' altitude over the spot at 10:45. 10:48, 8 scattered over that area, most heading N ± slowly at 700 ± 'altitude. 10:58, I saw + cormorants & 12 ± buzzards circling about 1 1/2 miles NE of me, & 1 with (over) 6 ± buzzards in same vicinity, whilewhile 4 ± other cormorants approached from SE. 11:08, I saw 2 cormorants among 12 ± buzzards near power line to ESE (near hummock where I saw some land earlier); at least one went down as if to land. Apparently the cormorants are scattered for about 2 miles near the power line (beyond to E., this side to NE). None has come closer than about 1 mile to the Porterville road. I moved then to a knoll about 2 miles E of Rexford Corner & 1/2 ± mile S. of Little Creek. But at 11:30 from there I saw an adult cruising about 1/2 mile N. of me - at 11:33 it dropped back behind a ridge (to near Little Creek), & a second adult did likewise at 11:34, while another with feet down, circled 8' 300' overhead as if to land. Interrupted