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California Condor Profiles and LIfe Histories
Condor #501 Spirit
Hatchday:  April 4, 2009 Hatch location  Big Sur Sex:  Female Current Status:  unpaired Foster Parents: #194 and #171 Offspring:  None Current location:  Big Sur, CA
Since Spirit's first appearance at our feeding areas, it was clear she was not afraid of anything. Whether it is the older birds pulling her feathers out for eating at the wrong time or being the first one in the trap after being reopened, she shows no fear. This tends to create problems for this plucky youngster. One example was the hole left in her wing after older birds put her in her place in a rough way to remind her of the feeding hierarchy. She is also sometimes seen occasionally sitting on the guard rails along the highway. We hope that her courageous attitude continuous, but tempered to fit within safe boundaries so she will live a long life and raise her offspring with the same fighting, but genuinely condor, spirit.