Condors with Tan Tags

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From 2017 to 2019, Pinnacles and Ventana Wildlife Society used tan colored tags to denote "800" birds. However, starting in 2019, we decided to change our coloring system to match up with the condors in Southern California, since more condors were starting to spread out and travel to the release site down there. This means that "800" condors will now have pink tags, "900" condors will now have tan tags, and "1000" condors will now have orange tags. We are now in the process of re-trapping all of those birds in order to give them their correct tag color. This means identifying which condor you saw may be a bit confusing until we are able to catch all of the birds, but this site will be updated as new colored tags are switched!

 

Condor 800 on the ground.

NPS/Maddi Burns

800

Hatched: 4/27/15 from a wild nest in San Benito County
Sex: Male
Parents: Condor 330 and Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) condor 375
Fun Fact: Biologists weren't sure of his existence until they saw him flying as an untagged juvenile with his parents

 

Condor 868 perched.

Mike Baird

868

Hatched: 4/17/2017 at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho
Sex: Male
Released in Pinnacles: 2018
Fun Fact: Spends a lot of time hanging out with fellow juvenile condors in the park

 

Condor 874 on the ground.

Mike Baird

874

Hatched: 4/23/2017 at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho
Sex: Female
Released in Pinnacles: 2018
Fun Fact: Explored south of the park soon after her release

 

Condor 912 perched on the ground.

NPS/Danae Mouton

912

Hatched: 3/30/2018 from a wild nest in Pinnacles National Park
Sex: Male
Parents: Condor 340 and Ventana Wildlife Society condor 236
Fun Fact: Fledged from his nest almost a month early

 

996 (No Current Photo Available)

Hatched: 5/25/2019 from a wild nest in Pinnacles
Sex: Male
Parents: Condor 589 and Ventana Wildlife Society condor 569
Fun Fact: The parents' second offspring, after condor 878 in 2017. 996 will remain in the nest throughout summer 2019, and will hopefully fledge sometime in November.