We thought we 'd check the Navajo Bridge one last time on our way back from the Vermilion Cliffs.
I walked out onto the pedestrian bridge and what did I see?
Each released condor gets a number attached to them. If you see a condor without a number, it's a wild hatched bird. Eventually they will try to trap them at the release site we visited and give them a number. They try to retrap the birds once a year to monitor for lead poisoning. If lead levels are high they will treat them.
If you check the website Condorspotter.com you can learn the history of the bird.
T9, male, was hatched in the wild in May 2016.
44, female, was hatched in June 2016 at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho. I have visited the center.
There were more condors perched under us on the pedestrian bridge and on the cliff edges.
V5 is a male hatched in June 2017 at the World Center for Birds of Prey
V3 is a male, hatched May 2017 at the Oregon zoo
2C is a female, hatched in May 2021 in the wild. Young condors have a black head.
Needless to say the highlight of the trip for us!
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