Condor #1000 (aka "1K"), Zion's first wild-fledged condor, is a couple weeks away from his 2nd birthday. 1K has grown up to become independent and is no longer relying on his mom and dad for food. Unfortunately, condors who feed on wild, or free-range carcasses can be exposed to lead in the remains of hunted or otherwise shot animals. If enough lead is consumed they can get sick and sometimes die. 1K, being an excellent example of a wild, independent condor, is susceptible and, as a result, had

The California Condor Cam is back for 2022, focusing on a new nest in Tom's Canyon featuring #462 (male) and #846 (female). Their egg started pipping today, and is expected to hatch in the next 24-48 hours! Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/condors #462 was wild-hatched in 2008 by foster parents, male #247 and female #79 out of a Huttons Bowl nest, the same territory featured in last year's Condor Cam. #462 has nested twice before in 2018 and 2020; both times in Tom's Canyon with previous mate, fe

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