Ford 3095 Gymnogyps californianus May 12, 1946 Nr. Famoso, Kern Co., Calif. first, heading S. at 3000' above hilltops. It went about 1½ miles S, then NW, teetering into the breeze, feet down, wings flexed, for 3 or 4 minutes, then rising. Then it turns a circle & glided to W. for ½ mile with feet up, then put feet down & spiraled down rapidly & disappeared between two hills (where I saw first descend yesterday). The location of descent was ½ mile N.E. of a triangulation marker stop a hill - possibly Mt. Poos. One step bank when descending was accompanied by wingtip bending down on inside of turn. 10:15, I saw 5 circling & rising with several turkey vultures over the canyon just N. of the triangulation mark. 10:23-27 This group, as usual, broke up in a minute or so. 10:23-27 I saw one soaring about 2 miles to S.E.- it spiraled down, feet hanging, & disappeared between the hills- this bird, & many others, have gone down with pumping oil wells a mile or so in the background. 10:33, I saw 7 + 9 turkey vultures circling & rising about 2 miles to S.E. The groups scattered within 2½ minutes & the 4 condors headed SW- one went down as if to land at 10:41, & 3 condors with about 10 vultures circled in that vicinity (about 2 miles to SSE). 10:53, I saw 7 circling about ½ mile E. of the triangulation mark, & at 11:01, 1 condor and about 20 turkey vultures in that vicinity. I left my