Ford 3075 Gymnogyps californianus May 4, 1946 Nr, Famoso, GhPs the shadow of one circling & moving downwind. The speed of the bird was quite slow on the turns as compared to the "straightaway" - perhaps 10 m.p.h. on the turn, & 30 m.p.h. on the downhill leg. 9:58, a lone condor soared W. about 1/2 mile S. of the bait. 10:05, I saw one cruising over the hills about 1 mile to S. of bait. 10:15, one circling about 1/2 mile S. of bait at 200+ ft.. 10:50, a raven flew back & forth about 10' over the bait several times, then departed. 10:54, I saw a mature golden eagle feeding on a squirrel (?) about 300 yds. N. of the bait. The eagle picked up the intestine in its bill & cast it aside but ate other morsels it pulled from the carcass. Several comment on this feeding area; it is on its way out; the Bakersfield- Porterville road is a recent development. Oil wells are within a mile or so to S. High price might induce cultivation of this land. The power & telephone lines are a menace to flight. The march of "civiliz- ation" will doubtless tend toward more use of this area by people & more disturbance of condors. By 12:00, breeze was NW about 15 m.p.h. No one more bird 85° F. had approached the bait. 90°F. At 12:30 I dismantled my blind - I believe concealment was good as an eagle which had been perched 1/4-mile away for an hour left quickly when I appeared. I drove toward Roseth Corn- er. Condors scarce & buzzards few. at 1:10 I saw