Current California Condors in Arizona

Updated as of October 4, 2003

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| 1 | 3 | 7 | LAZ | F | 96  | Pa | Quad spring of '03 w/ 114, 126,    |
| 3 | 3 |   |     |   |     | re | 162---either #133 or #126 laid an  |
| 3 |   |   |     |   |     | nt | egg that got cracked in Vermillion |
|   |   |   |     |   |     |    | Cliffs cave.                       |
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| 1 | 3 | 7 | LAZ | F | 96  | Pa | Possible 3-some w/ 158 and 176 in  |
| 3 | 6 |   |     |   |     | re | spring '03.                        |
| 6 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 1 | 4 | 7 | LAZ | F | 96  | Pa | Pair w/ 134; father AC-9. May have |
| 4 | 9 |   |     |   |     | re | laid an egg spring '03 near Tower  |
| 9 |   |   |     |   |     | nt | of Set, but if so it failed        |
|   |   |   |     |   |     |    | quickly.                           |
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| 1 | 1 | 8 | SD  | F | 97  | Pu | Pair w/ 122 (Battleship Pair in    |
| 1 | 9 |   | WAP |   |     | pp | '02 and '03: egg fragments         |
| 9 |   | ( |     |   |     | et | recovered both years---unknown if  |
|   |   | o |     |   |     |    | either egg hatched). In '01,       |
|   |   | l |     |   |     |    | 3-some with 123 and 127, first egg |
|   |   | d |     |   |     |    | in wild (broken).                  |
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| * | * | 8 | SD  | F | 97  | Pu | **Pair w/ 123**. Mother of chick   |
| * | * |   | WAP |   |     | pp | #305. In '02, egg w/ 123 (Dana     |
| 1 | 2 |   |     |   |     | et | Butte pair, egg unhatched after 3  |
| 2 | 7 |   |     |   |     |    | months incubation).                |
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| 1 | 1 | 8 | SD  | M | 97  | Pu | Spring '03 formed quad w/ 133,     |
| 1 | 4 |   | WAP |   |     | pp | 126, 162                           |
| 4 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 2 | 8 | LAZ | M | 97  | Pu | Pair w/ 119; father AC-9           |
| 2 | 2 |   |     |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 2 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| * | * | 8 | LAZ | M | 97  | Pa | **Pair w/ 127**                    |
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| 1 | 2 | 8 | SD  | F | 97  | Pu | Spring '03 quad w/ 114, 133, 162;  |
| 2 | 6 |   | WAP |   |     | pp | sister to 195; Re-released 99.     |
| 6 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 5 | 6 | SD  | M | 97  | Pu | Possible 3-some w/ 136 and 176 in  |
| 5 | 8 |   | WAP |   |     | pp | spring '03                         |
| 8 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | LAZ | M | 97  | Pu | Quad in '03 w/ 114, 133, 126       |
| 6 | 2 |   |     |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 2 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 3 | 7 | SD  | M | 98  | Pu | Pair w/ 149. Originally released   |
| 3 | 4 |   | WAP |   |     | pp | in CA                              |
| 4 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 7 | 5 | W   | F | 98  | Pu | Possible 3-some w/ 136 and 158     |
| 7 | 6 |   | CBP |   |     | pp | spring '03; far-flying condor with |
| 6 |   |   |     |   |     | et | satellite transmitter for a while; |
|   |   |   |     |   |     |    | sister to 187 and 223              |
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| 1 | 8 | 5 | W   | M | 98  | Pa | Brother to 176 and 223             |
| 8 | 7 |   | CBP |   |     | re |                                    |
| 7 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 1 | 9 | 5 | W   | M | 98  | Pu |                                    |
| 9 | 3 |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 3 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 9 | 4 | SD  | F | 99  | Pu | Re-released 02; sister to 126.     |
| 9 | 5 |   | WAP |   |     | pp | Nearly re-captured summer '03.     |
| 5 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 1 | 9 | 4 | SD  | F | 99  | Pu | Re-released 01                     |
| 9 | 6 |   | WAP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 6 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 0 | 4 | W   | M | 99  | Pu | Re-released 01; siblings 210 and   |
| 0 | 3 |   | CBP |   |     | pp | 243. Treated for lead poisoning in |
| 3 |   |   |     |   |     | et | PHX summer '03.                    |
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| 2 | 3 | 3 | W   | M | 00  | Pu | Brother to 176                     |
| 2 |   |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 3 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 7 | 3 | W   | M | 00  | Pu |                                    |
| 2 |   |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 7 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 3 | 3 | W   | M | 00  | Pu | Re-released '02 **Being held at    |
| 3 | 2 |   | CBP |   |     | pp | Vermillion Cliffs**                |
| 2 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | W   | M | 00  | Pu |                                    |
| 3 |   |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 4 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 3 | 3 | W   | F | 00  | Pa | # Treated fo                       |
| 3 | 5 |   | CBP |   |     | re | r lead poisoning in PHX summer '03 |
| 5 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 2 | 1 | 4 | W   | F | 00  | Pu | Siblings 203 and 243               |
| 1 | 0 |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 0 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | W   | M | 02  | Pu | Siblings 203 and 210. Re-released  |
| 4 | 3 |   | CBP |   |     | pp | Oct 4, 2003.                       |
| 3 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | W   | M | 02  | Pa |                                    |
| 4 | 6 |   | CBP |   |     | re |                                    |
| 6 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | W   | F | 02  | Pa |                                    |
| 4 | 8 |   | CBP |   |     | re |                                    |
| 8 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 2 | 9 | 2 | W   | M | 02  | Pu |                                    |
| 4 |   |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 9 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | W   | F | 02  | Pu |                                    |
| 5 | 3 |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 3 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | W   | M | 02  | Pu |                                    |
| 5 | 7 |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 7 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | W   | F | 02  | Pu |                                    |
| 4 | 1 |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 1 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | W   | M | 02  | Pu | **Being held at Vermillion         |
| 5 | 0 |   | CBP |   |     | pp | Cliffs** after approaching people. |
| 0 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 7 | 1 | W   | M | 03  | Pa | Released March 3, 2003             |
| 7 | 4 |   | CBP |   |     | re |                                    |
| 4 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 2 | 8 | 1 | W   | M | 03  | Pa | Released March 3, 2003             |
| 8 | 1 |   | CBP |   |     | re |                                    |
| 1 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 2 | 7 | 1 | W   | M | 03  | Pa | Released March 3, 2003             |
| 7 | 2 |   | CBP |   |     | re |                                    |
| 2 |   |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 3 | \ | 0 | G   | ? | N/A | Pa | Wild chick of #123 & 127. Should   |
| 0 | - |   | RCA |   |     | re | fly late Oct or early Nov.         |
| 5 | - |   |     |   |     | nt |                                    |
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| 2 | 7 | 1 | W   | M | 03  | Pu | Released October 4, 2003           |
| 7 | 5 |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 5 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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| 2 | 6 | 1 | W   | M | 03  | Pu | Released October 4, 2003           |
| 7 |   |   | CBP |   |     | pp |                                    |
| 6 |   |   |     |   |     | et |                                    |
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\*Age as of birthday in 2003. Birthdays are between Feb and June.

**LAZ** = Los Angeles Zoo. **SDWAP** = San Diego Wild Animal Park.
**WCBP** = Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise,
Idaho. **GRCA** = Grand Canyon National Park

## Arizona Condor Population by Year

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  Year    \#         \#       \#        \# Removed \# Total    Condors in
          Released   Killed   Already   from Wild  Wild        Flight Pen
                              in Wild\*            Condors in  Awaiting First
                                                   AZ\*        Release

  1996    6          0        N/A       \--        6           N/A

  1997    13         3        6         \--        16          N/A

  1998    9          2        16        \--        23          N/A

  1999    9          1        23        \--        31          N/A

  2000    8          11       31        \--        28          N/A

  2001    0          1        28        \--        27          N/A

  2002    11         4        27        1          33          N/A

  2003    5          1        33        \--        38          3
  ------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ----------- ---------------

-   Numbers may include condors that were re-released to the wild in
    later years. 2003 total includes chick #305.

-   As of 10/4/03, 35 birds flying free plus one chick plus 2 birds on
    "time out" (#250 & 232) = 38 wild birds.

Through **October 4 2003**:

> **61** Total condors released

-   37 in wild (plus one wild-born chick = 36)

-   1 removed from wild for gene-pool reasons

-   23 fatalities

> (38% of condors released in AZ have died)

**60 birds released (through October 4 2003, not counting #224 returned
to captivity)**

-   17 (28%) parent-reared

-   43 (72%) puppet-reared

**37 released birds still in the wild (as of October 4, 2003)**

-   11 (30%) parent-reared

-   26 (70%) puppet-reared

# 23 fatalities in AZ as of September 24, 2003:

> 3 killed by eagles
>
> 5 killed by coyotes
>
> 3 definitely killed by lead (2 in 2000; 1 in 2002 in UT)

2 possibly killed by lead (all in 2000, officially cause of death is
unknown)

> 3 shot (1 in 1999; 2 in 2002)
>
> 4 deaths caused by other reasons (power line collision, anemic,
> aspiration, found starved on hack box)
>
> 2 missing---cause of death unknown
>
> 1 not yet determined (#198)

**Of the 23 fatalities in AZ:**

-   14 (61%) have occurred during the first year after release

-   11 (48%) have occurred during the first 6 months after release

-   6 (26%) have occurred during the first 2 months after release