Condors with Pink Tags

 

Condors with pink tags are "800" birds. This means that a pink tag with a 68 on it is condor 868.

 

Condor 800 in flight.

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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 (deceased 2020)
Current Mate: Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) condor 747
Offspring: Condor 1175
Fun Fact: Biologists weren't sure of his existence until they saw him flying as an untagged juvenile with his parents. Now as an adult, he continues spending a majority of his time outside of the park with his mate 747.

 

Condor 827 in flight.

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827

Hatched: 4/20/16 at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho
Sex: Male
Released in Pinnacles: 2017
Fun Fact: Quickly acclimated to the wild after release, taking flights and roosting high in trees along with other members of the flock. He use to be commonly seen with 868, but they have recently grown apart. He now flies solo, doing his own thing.

 

Condor 868 flying.

Tim Huntington - webnectar.com

868

Hatched: 4/17/2017 at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho
Sex: Male
Released in Pinnacles: 2018
Current Mate: Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) condor 931
Fun Fact: In 2023, he grabbed the attention of condor 931. Now, they are a strongly bonded pair and currently nesting in the park in a location no other condors have used before!