#936 “ TBD”
Sex: Unknown
Hatch Location & Date: Big Sur 4/13/2018
Release Date: Wild Reared
Local Biological Siblings: None
Breeding Status: Unpaired
Offspring: None
Condor #936 is very young - this chick hatched in spring of 2018 and only began exploring the world outside the nest in fall of 2018. As such, we don't know too much about its personality yet - we don't even the gender! Parents #477 and #547 chose a magnificent redwood high in a coastal canyon for their nest - it's an absolutely enormous cathedral of a redwood. This was the pair's first chick to make it past hatch, and they are very protective of their first baby - every time we made the long hike up to observe the nest one or both parents would be present, glaring at us. #936 was raised with no human intervention at all, and has never been handled.
For now he or she is flying free of any wing tags or transmitters. Our hope is that one day wild condors will not need to be monitored so closely, and condors flying without tags and transmitters will be a common sight. Unfortunately, we are not quite there yet, and the identification tags and transmitters are vital tools to the continuing recovery effort of this species. Once we have an opportunity, we will trap #936, take a blood sample to determine gender, and outfit him or her with a shiny new wing tag and transmitter. Until then, #936 and other young tagless condors raised in the wild are a welcome and rare sight, and a reminder of the resilience of their species.
More photos of #936 coming soon!
For now he or she is flying free of any wing tags or transmitters. Our hope is that one day wild condors will not need to be monitored so closely, and condors flying without tags and transmitters will be a common sight. Unfortunately, we are not quite there yet, and the identification tags and transmitters are vital tools to the continuing recovery effort of this species. Once we have an opportunity, we will trap #936, take a blood sample to determine gender, and outfit him or her with a shiny new wing tag and transmitter. Until then, #936 and other young tagless condors raised in the wild are a welcome and rare sight, and a reminder of the resilience of their species.
More photos of #936 coming soon!
