One week after soaring away from a redwood tree nest cavity (19 Sept at 4:22pm), condor fledgling Pasquale has been found in the top of an oak tree. I don’t know where the redwood tree was located, presumably biologists keep this information guarded to prevent trouble. Even too many interested and kindly-intentioned people hiking in to look at the nest tree and condor family would be a problem and not everyone is kindly-intentioned.* But the general area is steep terrain with a mosaic of redwood forest and scrub habitats. Finding Pasquale required dedication and determination from biologists at Ventana Wildlife Society.
Here’s a scoped photo of Pasquale in the treetop.
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* Authorities investigating the shooting death of an endangered California condor (09/11/2018)
Authorities are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the fatal shooting of an endangered California condor.
The condor was found shot and missing several tail feathers on private property about five miles east of Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported.
The bird was tagged as No. 526 and was part of the Southern California flock, which includes the backcountry mountains of Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Kern counties.
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