Condor #161 aka "Matriarch"
Condor #167 aka "Kingpin"
Condor #168 aka "Beak Boy"
Condor # 171, aka "Traveler"
Condor #190, aka "Slope Slug"
Condor #192 aka "Purist"
Condor #194, aka "Whalewatcher"
Condor #199, aka "The Great One"
Condor #204, aka "Amigo"
Condor #208 aka "Solo"
Condor #209 aka "Shadow"
Condor #219 aka "The Rock"
Condor #222 aka "Cosmo"
Condor #231 aka "Wild1"
Condor #236 aka "Tiny"
Condor #242 aka "Red"
Condor #251 aka "Crush"
Condor #286 aka "Pinns"
Condor #294 aka "Late Bloomer"
Condor #298 aka "Plain Jane"
Condor #303 aka "Lucia"
Condor #311 aka "Loner"
Condor #318 aka "Benito"
Condor #375 aka "Survivor"
Condor # 444, aka: "Ventana"
Condor #470 aka "Fuego"
Condor #477 aka "Phoenix"
Condor #499 aka "Gypsy"
Condor #501 aka "Spirit"
Condor #538 aka "Miracle"
Condor #567 aka "McWay"
Condor #574 aka "Nomad"
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Life History
Lead Poisoning
Hatchday: April 7, 2003
Hatch location San Diego
Sex: Female
Current Status: Died June 2011
Offspring: none
Current location: Big Sur, CA
Female condor # 294 took a little longer to mature than the rest of her cohort, hence her nickname, "Late Bloomer". Her head was still a mottled pink and black when the others her age were nearly all pink. Despite her physical development, she has always been a very curious and opportunistic bird. Her ability to slide in to the feeding circle unbeknownst and get her fill is very amusing. Her social skills are quite honed and she is often seen with a group of other condors older than herself.
She split her time between the Big Sur coast and Pinnacles National Monument, where she enjoyed a new view and company. Since she was older than all of the birds released at Pinnacles, these trips give her a chance to exert her dominance and gain more self-esteem before returning home. When she would arrives back to the coast, she was often spotted soaring the coastline south of Big Sur, viewed flying gracefully along the cliffs.
