condor return

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we tried looking for the one that routinely hangs out at a certain spot at the

grand canyon..but..never saw it...ah well

 

California Condors Spotted Nesting in Big Sur

 

March 30, 2006 — By Associated Press

BIG SUR, Calif. — For the first time in more than 100 years, California

condors were spotted nesting in the northern part of the state, scientists said.

 

The condor couple was found Monday displaying typical nesting behavior inside a

hollowed-out redwood tree in Big Sur, a mountainous coastal region south of

Monterey, the Ventana Wildlife Society said Tuesday.

 

" For the past 10 years when this sort of thing came up, it turned out to be just

in my dreams, " Kelly Sorenson, the group's executive director. " Now it is a

reality. "

 

The male and female took turns guarding the nest every two or three days, never

leaving the nest unattended for more than several minutes, the scientists said.

 

" Although the view into the cavity is very limited and we can't actually see the

egg, we strongly suspect they have an egg based on their behavior at the nest

site, " said Joe Burnett, a wildlife biologist.

 

Scientists have worked for years to bring the condor back from the brink of

extinction.

 

Ventana, a nonprofit group, began releasing condors into the wild in 1997 and

now monitors a population of 38 condors in Central California.The last known

condor egg in Northern California was collected in 1905 in Monterey County.

 

The condor recovery effort has increased the number of birds tenfold over the

past two decades. But about 40 percent of released condors have died from

attacks by golden eagles and power lines, among other causes.

 

Biologists said the mortality rate of condors in Big Sur is much lower.

 

Source: Associated Press

 

 

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