Ford 3/08 Gymnogyps californianus May 29, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif. Hops under 10' from ground at times. This bird flapped up to 5 times occasionally, circled & rose over the N. slope, then I lost it (about 3:45 at 300+' above ridge S. of Little Creek). Near the spot from which this condor rose I found a turkey vulture feeding on a ground squirrel. The vulture pecked, then raised head & looked about, condor style, & held carcass down with foot. The squirrel was old but soft & had much meat remaining. The tail was separate from carcass & about distal 1/2 was in 1 piece. Head was separate from body & skull broken into 3 or more separate pieces. Internal organs apparently dried up. Hind leg & flank had apparently recently been nibbled on. I drove then to top of Mt. Poso, arriving at 4:18 p.m. I saw no condors from there by 5 p.m. the breeze remained fair. I visited my bait of 3 rabbits & 3 squirrels there - all were dry & crackly. The head of the picrablid had some meat removed. One squirrel had head removed and about half of brain cases missing. Another had one hind leg disarticulated & bare of meat. Otherwise, no sign of condor or other avian activity. I drove back to Delano. Both Poso & Little Creek still have a good stream of water. Until I approached Mt. Poso today I saw not one