Gymnogyps californianus May 29, 1946 Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif. ground squirrel - the poisoning must have been quite effective (or estimation?). 5:50 - I stopped on road about 50 yds. from a feeding turkey vulture. The bird flew a few seconds after I opened door. I examined the food - it was a soft but not rotten ground squirrel. The meat + skin was gone from most of the upper surface. Stomach remained in but other internal organs gone. Lower hind legs eaten down to ankles. Neck + bird head eaten. Skin of under side intact. Ribs mostly cleaned. This is freshest squirrel upon which I have seen a turkey vulture feed. May 30, 1946 (Memorial Day) Nr. Mt. Poso, Calif. My uncle & R Buckingham drove me from Delano to the junction of McFarland-Woody & Famoso - Woody roads. Arrived about 7:30, & by 7:50 I was stop a knoll about 1/4 mile S. of Little Creek from where I could see Mt. Poso about 2 miles to S. & from where I had watched before. Sky 3/10 cirrus & clearing, steady breeze of about 15 m.p.h. from South. Air warm (est. 70°). Saw one turkey vulture about 7:30 & about 2 others by 8 a.m. No sign of the sheep today - probably they moved nearer to Famoso. 4 or 5 sets of concrete foundations indicate that there has been oil exploration here in the past - its failure accounts for the uninhabited state