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California Condor Profiles and LIfe Histories
Condor #574 aka Nomad
Hatchday:  May 10, 2010 Hatch location  Big Sur Sex: Male Current Status:  unpaired Genetic Parents: #219 and Pinnacles female #310 Offspring:  None Current location:  Big Sur, CA
Nomad's natal territory was in between Pinnacles National Monument and Big Sur, so at first we weren't sure where he was going to spend more of his time after he fledged. In addition, one of his parents was from Big Sur #219 and one was from Pinnacles #310. The biologists at Ventana were all happy when #574 came over to Big Sur for his first visit. Since then he has split his time between Big Sur and Pinnacles (big surprise!). His first trap up was in Big Sur during our spring trap-up session. It was such a shock to him that it scared him away for a few months, but he has slowly wandered back. When he first came over his father would help show him how to eat and it was very cute to watch, but now Nomad is eating on his own with all the other young birds and seems to fit right in at both Pinnacles and in Big Sur.