California Condor # 444, aka: "Ventana"

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Hatchday: May 5, 2007 Hatch location In the wild Sex: Female Current Status: unpaired Offspring: none Current location: Big Sur, CA

Ventana is the oldest living wild chick in the Big Sur condor population. She is truly invaluable to the program in that she did not grow up in captivity. This enabled her to develop physically and socially in the most natural way possible. The nest that Ventana grew up in was also historical, the first ever redwood tree nest! Yes, Ventana spent the first six months of her life about 40 feet off the ground in a giant redwood cavity. As she grew larger she began to hop/fly through the forest, from branch to branch, which was a delight for the condor crew to watch! She fledged from her redwood nest on October 22nd, 2008.

Ventana assimilated well into the condor flock, especially with the help of her big, dominant father, Kingpin and rather overprotective mother, Slope Slug. She now spends most of her time with birds around her age and is often seen soaring the coast in search of food. Ventana is the beginning of a generation of wild-raised condors and her legacy will live on for this project.

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