Condors with Black Tags

 

Condors with black wing tags are "500" birds. This means that if you see a black tag with a 50 on it, that's condor 550.

 

Condor 550 perched.

Mike Baird

550

Hatched: 3/24/2010 in Pinnacles National Park
Sex: Female
Released in Pinnacles: 2011
Mate: VWS condor 652

Offspring: VWS condors 1030 (deceased 2020) and 1095

Fun Fact: Hatched in a nest in Pinnacles to foster parents condor 317 and VWS condor 318 (deceased 2012); she had to be evacuated from the nest due to lead poisoning, and was later released from captivity after treatment

 

Condor 589 in flight.

Tim Huntington - webnectar.com

589

Hatched: 6/13/10 at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho
Sex: Male
Released in Pinnacles: 2011
Mate: VWS condor 569
Offspring: condors 878 (deceased 2020), 996, 1078, and 1145
Fun Fact: Spends most of his time in Pinnacles, and can frequently be seen getting affectionate with his mate 569