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California Condor, Harmony, CA

Condor 758 (#58 on green vinyl tag): "Thunderchief" (male) - Hatch date and location: 5/19/2014 at the World Center for Birds of Prey, Boise, ID - Release date: 11/16/16

When "Thunderchief" was almost four years old, he was one of three juveniles that visited Los Osos on April 1, 2018. See eBird checklist: ebird.org/checklist/S44163510

www.condorspotter.com/

www.ventanaws.org/condor758.html

Life Histories according to the Ventana Wildlife Society's website: www.ventanaws.org/my-condor-bios.html

"Thunderchief" was the only male and most dominant member of his release cohort. In fact, he was the largest of this group by several pounds, took food from all the other cohort members, and hogged the attention of visiting, free-flying condors. "Thunderchief" was the thunderous chief of his cohort and, for this reason, shares his namesake with a U.S. military fighter plane.

Since his release into the wild, "Thunderchief' has become quite the explorer. His escapades have taken him throughout the entire central California Condor flock range, making him a tricky condor to track. Biologists plan to trap "Thunderchief" again soon to equip him with a GPS transmitter so we can follow along on this male's free-spirited travels.

Note: The number on the bird is either the last one or two digits of the bird's studbook number.
The color of the tag determines whether the number is in the 200, 300 or 400 series, etc.