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November  2020
Visitors to the feed ( + extras )
WARNING: Some drop the first number of tag, gets confusing! 
https://explore.org/livecams/condors/california-condor-sanctuary

#1  Topa  M  lives, breeds at zoo
#67  Kingpin gone

#168  (#68) Beak Boy  M  Red, Shadow 209 brother
#171 Traveler F Red
#190 Redwood Queen F  Red - Iniko Mom

YELLOW
#204 Amigo  yellow
#209 Shadow  M yellow brother is #68
#208 Solo F  yellow
#219 Puff Daddy  M  yellow
 
BLUE
#311 Loner F  blue
#317 F  blue
#328 Jeffrey M  light blue SoCal  ROBINs EGG Jeffrey!
#340 Thunder and Lightning  dominant male pinnacles

#438  Pinnacles Female white - mate died
#470  Fuego  M  white  (foster son of #204 Amigo)
#477 Phoenix  M  white

BLACK
#538 Miracle F
#547 F
#550 F
#569 Phoebe The Forager
#574 Nomad M
#589 M, mate Phoebe

PURPLE
#631 Zephyr M  purple
#646 Kodama F  purple   ( #1003 Katie M  Red * #1 TopaTopa is bio Dad ) ?
#650 Zenith M   purple
#652 Ferdinand  M  purple
#663 Junipero M  purple
#665 Redwood Son M  purple
#696 Wilbur  M  purple
#697 Poseidon

GREEN
#704 Pinn  M  Green
#716 Orville  M   green - tag looked blue #16 to me
#718 Apollo  M  green
#728 F  green  Pinnacles
#729 Ninja  M  green
#745  M  green

PINK
#800  M  pink
#824 Tormund M  pink
#825 F
#827 M
#828 F 
#837 Hodor M  pink  -  #995 Tich his brother SS7
#877 M Pinnacles
#881 Minerva F 
#888 Cedric M
#890 Pigwigeon M   
#892 Vincent  M  pink

#904 Romeo  M  beige
#912 Pinn  M  beige
#913 Marie Antoinette 
#936 ( 2018 ) Madeline/Sage
#937 Leonard  M
#936  Madeline F
#943  M Percy  beige - Named after got can stuck on his beek

#1003 Katie's Bird M  Red, an offspring of #204, Amigo
#1033 Eva at the LA Zoo
#1031 Iniko F girl, Big Sur, Redwood Queen and Kingpin

All red tags start with 1
yellow tags 2
blue tags 3
http://condorspot.com

breeding registry
https://www.nps.gov/pinn/learn/nature/profiles.htm

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Condor stops traffic in California
Nov 12, 2020

Ventura memo
We observed our first courtship display between Shadow and Traveler!

Nov 10 we had a Pink Tag day, 6 out of 11 visitors sported pink wing tags

Nov 11-12 overnite dinner drop and Watering Hole pump fixed
The August fire had damaged - plugged it
Condor #663 Junipero watchs the man fix the pump Nov 11
That is a lil too tame!  Actually he turned his back, so he didnt see the man, therefore the man couldnt see him either. 😎

Female condor Solo, #208 stops traffic in Big Sur
https://youtu.be/Omkpr7n1jCU

Condor Joe team fixes water pump, condor 663 supervises
https://youtu.be/Vn5UJmzmOSY

https://www.explore.org/livecams/condors/california-condor-sanctuary


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Condors of Big Sur
Nov 12, 2020

Redwood Queen
Traveler


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San Simeon live cam  ❤️
7 condor young will be released to the wild.
Ventana Wildlife Society has been releasing captive-bred condors to the wild
https://youtu.be/1a1z4M80BXg

4 released in December
https://www.ventanaws.org/condor-releases.html

San Simeon 7 newbies
#956 Xuchen, #957 Muursh, #962 Sottow
#966 Pixchi, #968 Wassak, #994 Xakkin, and #995 Tich
Listed on the VWS condor bios page
https://www.ventanaws.org/my-condor-bios.html

Family ties  Nov 13
#956 Xuchen and #966 Pixchi and #726 Little Stinker are siblings
#957 Muursh  is the brother of #190 Redwood Queen (Iniko mom)
#962 Sottow and Marie Antoinette (913) are sisters
#968 Wassak and #931 Lady Lisa are brother and sister
#994 Xakkin  #626 (PNP) and  #915 Artemis are siblings
#995 Tich and #665 Redwood Son, #837 Hodor #894 Sirius are siblings

Some individual condor photos
Old photo of the area taken by JuliaO on Explore

Ninja - forced Iniko out of her nest
Junipero
Puff Daddy lost his mate, looking

Thanks Betsy on Explore for the family ties! 



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SS7
7 young condors awaiting release in San Simeon, California.
This cohort will be released over 2 separate dates.

November 18, 9:00AM-12:00PM (PT)
December 5, 9:00AM-12:00PM (PT)
DEPENDING of course on weather!
https://www.ventanaws.org/condor-releases.html

Condor cams
https://www.ventanaws.org/condor_cam.html
https://www.explore.org/livecams/condors/california-condor-sanctuary

SS7
https://youtu.be/1a1z4M80BXg


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3 S.S. 7 condors to release today
Nov 18, 2020  too rainy for release today
Ventana Wildlife Soc
https://youtu.be/1a1z4M80BXg

#966 Pixchi  tag reads 66
 - siblings  #956 Xuchen and #726 Little Stinker

#994 Xakkin   tag reads 94
- siblings  #626 and  #915 Artemis

#995 Tich  tag reads 95
siblings -  #665 Redwood Son, #837 Hodor  and #894 Sirius

#962 Sottow  F  and  #913  Marie Antoinette are sisters



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Iniko
Nov 2020
Born at Big Sur California
Survived the terrible August 2020 fire
Was rescued afterward and taken to zoo

Parents
Kingpin
Redwood Queen


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S.S. 7 condors released
Nov 19, 2020 
Ventana Wildlife Soc
https://youtu.be/1a1z4M80BXg

Video of release by mod Cali Condor
https://youtu.be/pzTYaAhxLLE

#995 Tich  tag reads 95  Male
siblings -  #665 Redwood Son, #837 Hodor  and #894 Sirius
Tich was first up in door, turns his back to us and parks, perched in gate, finally jumped out.
 -. Under Tich's RIGHT wingtip the white mark resembles a skull.
Later Tich returned to roost in cage overnight with his pals

#966 Pixchi  tag reads 66  Girl
 siblings  #956 Xuchen and #726 Little Stinker
Pixi was 2nd to exit. She ran back n forth then ran outta the ground floor gate and flew off - they tracked her.  She and Muursh roosted in the wild overnight.

#957 Muursh  Male 3rd  out and he roosted in the wild overnite

Juvies learn pecking order!  Lots of wild condors, ravens and turkey vultures
They separated 4 to be released but only 3 exited, Wassy didnt want to go.



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Wassy exited
Nov 20 
7 am Wassy left with Tich
Tich spent overnite inside with #968 Wassak
Pixie appeared at the eatery with a lot of others including 2 sassy ravens


Ventana Wildlife Soc Mod
Condor Update-11/20/2020

Nov 19 Recap
Pixchi (966) and Muursh (957) were released and both spent their first night roosting in large pine trees near the release pen. Tich (995) was also released but returned to the pen to roost with Wassuk (968).

Nov 20 morning
The VWS crew opened the door 0645 am PST and both Tich (995) and Wassuk (968) exited.

They all gathered around the carcass outside the pen and were soon joined by Pixchi and Muursh and wild birds 566 and 725.

Now, we will watch as these 4 young condors adjust to life in the wild over the next couple weeks and learn how to fly.  They have some great teachers out there like 725. Our hope is that these 4 condors get in a routine of taking short flights and then returning to the release site every 2-3 days to feed.

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SS 9 Condor Update
Nov 21, 2020  Ventana Wildlife Soc Mod
Male Condors 974 and 990 were released in to the San Simeon pen.
The San Simeon 7 are now the San Simeon 9

Condors 974 and 990 were flown down from Boise by pilots with LightHawk. The crew picked up the birds from Paso Robles airport and drove them to the San Simeon pen this afternoon.
Welcome 974 and 990

These are juvie condors being released into the wild.
4 were released this past week.  3 to be released around Dec 5

Which condor is THAT?
condorspotter.com



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Nov 28, 2020
The 4 condor juvies released Nov 19 are doing very well mixing with the herd.
err .. flock

Tich  #95 is definitely the dominent
Once #90 from Boise is released in December, those 2 will battle it out

Pixchi  #66  is the only Girl in these 4
Muursh #57
Xakkin  #94

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December 3, 2020
4 guys were looking for a new building site for the release pen.
Condors supervise   

San Simeon juvie release
Next release Dec. 12 of the 5 in the pen
The juvies are adapting
Male Condors 974 and 990 from Idaho are mixing well
Ventana Wildlife Soc
https://youtu.be/1a1z4M80BXg

Big Sur California
Info from Explore posts
https://explore.org/livecams/condors/california-condor-sanctuary



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The Bling
San Simeon Condors #990 and 974 are Handled to Attach Radio & GPS Transmitters Explore.org
Dec 4 two men went into the pen and nets the 2 Idaho birds.  The other 3 were already fitted with transmitters, so the whole group is now ready to go Dec. 12th
https://youtu.be/J5V63IDL_AU

Condors were netted n fitted
and totally outwitted! 😎

San Simeon sunset photo taken off Explore website


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Condor Love   
December 9, 2020
#209 Shadow and #171 Traveler at the waterhole
#825 has no name poor thing - call her forlorn

Image by Cali condor *  Big Sur
https://www.explore.org/livecams/condors/california-condor-sanctuary

Mating season has begun and things may get interesting at the pub!  (waterhole)
Maybe I will call them bar fights!   


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Condor loose TOMORROW!
December 11, 2020
Dont forget - December 12 VWS will release the 5 juvies
https://youtu.be/1a1z4M80BXg

They are EAGER to GO! 
#90 from Idaho cant wait - he is pacing

San Simeon 7
#956 Xuchen, #962 Sottow, #994 Xakkin remain caged
#966 Pixchi, #968 Wassak, #957 Muursh and #995 Tich freed in Nov.
Listed on the VWS condor bios page
https://www.ventanaws.org/my-condor-bios.html
Condors 974 and 990 from Boise at San Simeon pen
All 7 to be freed tomorrow