Detailed Information on
California Condors Released in Arizona
(Updated 26 October 2011 - may be incomplete)

LAZ = Los Angeles Zoo
WCBP = World Center for Birds of Prey
SDWAP = San Diego Wild Animal Park
VC = Vermilion Cliffs

CONDOR
(tag #)

SEX

FACILITY

HATCH DATE

STATUS

RELEASE December 12, 1996

133
(33)

F

LAZ

05/22/96

Doing well in the wild.  Currently nesting with Condor 187.

136
(36)

F

LAZ

05/12/96

Dead (5/3/07)-Impaction (Coins)

142

M

LAZ

05/29/96

Dead 01/10/97–Golden Eagle predation

149
(49)

F

LAZ

05/07/96

Dead (3/20/06) Lead.

150

F

WCBP

05/26/96

Dead 06/00–Lead (likely)

151

F

LAZ

06/02/96

Dead 05/18/97–Transmission line collision

RELEASE May 14, 1997

116

M

SDWAP

04/13/95

Dead 03/02/00–Lead.

119
(19)

F

SDWAP

03/15/95

Dead (12/29/06)-Lead

127
(27)

F

SDWAP

03/31/95

Successfully nested with Condor 123 in 2003 and 2005, producing Condors 305 and 397, respectively.

Died December 10, 2009.

128

F

LAZ

04/19/95

Dead 07/14/97–Lost.

RELEASE May 26, 1997

114
(none)

M

SDWAP

04/09/95

Doing well in the wild.  Successfully nested with Condor 149 in 2004, producing Condor 342.  Successfully nested with Condor 126 in 2005, producing Condors 389 and 459, respectively.  Currently nesting with Condor 126 (2008).

122
(22)

M

LAZ

05/17/95

Doing well in the wild.  Successfully nested with Condor 119 in 2004, producing Condor 350.

123
(23)

M

LAZ

05/20/95

Doing well in the wild.  Successfully nested with Condor 127 in 2003 and 2005, producing Condors 305 and 392, respectively.

124

F

LAZ

04/04/95

Dead 03/10/99-–Shot.

126
(26)

F

SDWAP

05/02/95

Captured 07/13/97. Returned to WCBP. Returned to VC 11/08/99. Re-released 12/29/99. Doing well in the wild.  Successfully nested with Condor 114 in 2005 and 2007, producing Condors 389 and 459, respectively.  Currently nesting with Condor 114.

RELEASE November 20, 1997

158
(none)

M

SDWAP

04/07/97

Doing well in the wild.  Attempted to nest with Condor 195 in 2008.

162
(62)

M

LAZ

04/14/97

Doing well in the wild.  Attempted to nest with Condor 281 in 2008.

165

M

WCBP

04/20/97

Dead 06/12/00-–Found with 17 lead pellets in crop.

169

M

SDWAP

05/20/97

Dead 3/10/98–-Coyote.

RELEASE Hurricane Cliffs - November 18, 1998

134
(34)

M

SDWAP

04/02/96

Unknown/Missing.  Successfully nested with Condor 210 in 2007, producing Condor 441.

176
(76)

F

WCBP

03/19/98

Dead.  Missing since 2/11/04

177

M

WCBP

03/28/98

Dead 12/24/98-–Coyote.

182

M

WCBP

04/02/98

Dead 06/20/00–-Lead (likely)

184

F

LAZ

04/11/98

Dead 09/07/00-–Eagle predation.

186

M

LAZ

04/15/98

Captured 04/07/99, Re-released in 00. Dead 8/31/02.--shot.

187
(87)

M

WCBP

04/22/98

Doing well in the wild. 

191

F

WCBP

05/10/98

Dead 06/16/00–Lead.

193
(93)

M

WCBP

05/30/98

Doing well in the wild.  Exhibited breeding behavior with Condor 241 in 2008.

RELEASE Hurricane Cliffs - December 7, 1999

195
(95)

F

SDWAP

02/19/99

Temporarily held at WCBP since 04/11/00.Released 2/26/02.  Doing well in the wild.  Attempted nesting with Condor 158 in 2008.

196
(96)

F

SDWAP

03/20/99

Dead (7/17/06)-Missing

197

F

SDWAP

03/24/99

Dead 02/04/00-–Eagle predation.

198
(98)

M

SDWAP

03/31/99

Temporarily at WCBP 04/13/00. To VC 01/31/01. Re-released at VC 03/12/01.  Found dead 9/20/03

203
(03)

M

WCBP

04/23/99

Temporarily at WCBP 04/14/00. To VC 01/31/01. Re-released at VC 03/12/01. Captured 05/14/01.Temporarily held at VC.  Re-released.  Doing well in the wild.

207

M

WCBP

05/04/99

Dead 01/15/00-Infection.

211

F

WCBP

05/23/99

Missing, presumed dead 04/00.

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs - December 6, 2000

82

F

SDWAP

04/04/92

Dead 12/25/00 coyote.

74

M

LAZ

05/20/92

Dead 12/28/00 coyote.

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs - December 19, 2000

070

F

LAZ

05/25/91

Returned to captivity. In breeding population at WCBP.

060

M

LAZ

03/30/91

Returned to captivity. In breeding population at WCBP.

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs - December 29, 2000

223
(3)

M

WCBP

04/18/00

Recaptured 02/16/01.  Re-released 02/21/01.  Doing well in the wild.  Exhibited breeding behavior with Condor 253 in 2008.

224

F

WCBP

04/18/00

Captured 01/16/01. Re-released 01/31/01. Recaptured 02/16/01. Re-released 03/12/01. Re-captured 05/14/01. Returned to breeding program where she died in captivity 8/31/06.

227
(7)

M

WCBP

04/28/00

Dead (1/11/07)-Lead

228

F

WCBP

04/28/00

Dead 02/09/01 - found starved on release box.

232
(32)

M

WCBP

04/30/00

Dead (1/3/07)-Lead

234
(4)

M

WCBP

05/11/00

Doing well in the wild.  Nested with Condor 280 in 2008.

235
(35)

F

WCBP

05/18/00

Dead 01/12/05-Lead

210
(10)

F

WCBP

05/23/99

Doing well in the wild.  Successfully nested with Condor 134 in 2007, producing Condor 441.

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-February 16, 2002

240

M

WCBP

04/11/01

Dead, 8/26/02–Lead

243
(43)

M

WCBP

04/22/01

Released 02/16/02. Captured 05/05/02.  Re-released 10/04/03.  Doing well in the wild. Exhibited breeding behavior with Condor 241 in 2008.

246
(46)

M

WCBP

04/29/01

Doing well in the wild.

248
(48)

F

WCBP

05/08/01

Dead (12/15/06)-Lead

252

M

WCBP

05/09/01

Dead (2/22/02)–Coyote predation.

258

M

WCBP

05/25/01

Dead, 10/25/02--Shot

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-September 25, 2002

249
(9)

M

WCBP

05/09/01

Dead 01/23/05-Lead.

253
(53)

F

WCBP

05/11/01

Doing well in the wild.  Exhibited breeding behavior with Condor 223 in 2008.

257
(57)

M

WCBP

05/20/01

Doing well in the wild.

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-December 9, 2002

241
(41)
F WCBP 04/13/01

Doing well in the wild. Exhibited breeding behavior with Condor 193 and 243 in 2008.

250
(50)

M

WCBP

04/09/01

Dislocated wing in spring 2008, captured and transferred to Portland Zoo for the Captive Breeding Program.

RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 3, 2003

272
(72)
M WCBP 04/12/02 Doing well in the wild.
274
(74)
M WCBP 04/21/02 Doing well in the wild.
281
(81)
F WCBP 05/04/02 Dead (3/23/08)-Impaction (coins)
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-October 4, 2003
276
(6)
M WCBP 04/18/02 Missing
275
(75)
M WCBP 04/22/02 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-November 29, 2003
273
(73)
M WCBP 04/23/02 Doing well in the wild.
280
(80)
F WCBP 05/03/02 Doing well in the wild. 
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-January 9, 2004
282
(82)
M WCBP 05/05/02 Returned to captivity in 2007. Transferred to SDWAP
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 20, 2004
296
(-6)
F WCBP 04/10/03 Doing well in the wild.
299
(99)
M WCBP 04/17/03 Doing well in the wild.
300 F WCBP 04/18/03 Dead (7/7/04)--
Missing
304
(04)
M WCBP 04/24/03 Dead (3/6/06) Lead
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-October 16, 2004
291
(91)
M WCBP 03/27/03 Dead 11/05/05--
Unknown
293
(-3)
M WCBP 04/04/03 Doing well in the wild.
316
(16)
F WCBP 05/19/03 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-February 4, 2005
297
(97)
F WCBP 04/10/03 Doing well in the wild.
302
(02)
F WCBP 04/21/03 Doing well in the wild.
314
(-4)
F WCBP 05/15/03 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 1, 2005
324
(24)
M WCBP 04/08/04 Returned to captivity in 2007; now at SDWAP
331
(31)
M WCBP 04/19/04 Doing well in the wild.
347 M WCBP 05/17/04 Dead 4/08/05-- Starvation
349
(A9)
M WCBP 05/22/04 Doing well in the wild.
352
(52)
F WCBP 05/29/04 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-May 25, 2005
266 M SDWAP 03/28/02 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-August 19, 2005
270 M SDWAP 04/10/02 Doing well in the wild.
287 M SDWAP 05/17/02 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-October 12-13, 2005
329 M WCBP 04/17/04 Dead (12/31/2009)
343 F WCBP 05/13/04 Doing well in the wild.
346 F WCBP 05/17/04 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 2, 2006
337 M WCBP 04/30/04 Doing well in the wild.
353 F WCBP 06/07/04 Dead (6/10/06)-Missing
354 M WCBP 06/13/04 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-September 12, 2006
334
(A4)
M WCBP 4/23/04 Doing well in the wild.
371
(71)
M WCBP 4/26/05 Doing well in the wild.
387(C7) M WCBP 5/21/05 Missing/unknown. Last contact 26 Jan. 2011
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 3, 2007
327
(A7)
F WCBP 4/11/04 Transferred to WCBP 29 Jun 09
366
(C6)
F WCBP 4/1605 Doing well in the wild.
368
(68)
F WCBP 4/1805 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-October 7, 2007
265
(65)
M SDWAP 3/9/02 Doing well in the wild.
423
(E3)
M LAZ 5/24/06 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 15, 2008
367
(67)
F Portland Zoo 4/18/05 Doing well in the wild.
381
(C1)
F WCBP 5/1005 Doing well in the wild.
404
(E0)
F Portland Zoo 4/1506 Doing well in the wild.
420
(20)
M Portland Zoo 5/13/06 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 15, 2008
383
(83)
F WCBP 5/11/05 Doing well in the wild.
413
(13)
M SDWAP 5/3/06 captured for a bill injury, rehabilitated in Boise, and will be returned to AZ for release this spring/summer.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-September 11, 2008
384 M WCBP 5/15/05 Dead.  Coyote predation (12/7/08)
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-November 7, 2008
409 F SDWAP 4/23/06 Doing well in the wild.
414 F SDWAP 5/4/06 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-February 14, 2009
378 F WCBP 5/6/05 Transferred to WCBP 29 June 09
380 M WCBP 5/9/05 Transferred to WCBP 29 Jun 09
393 F WCBP 6/9/05 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 7, 2009
372 F WCBP 4/28/05 Dead (3/24/09) Coyote Predation
379 M Portland 5/9/05 Doing well in the wild.
447 F Portland 5/6/07 Doing well in the wild.
455 F Portland 5/30/07 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-April 30, 2009
388 M WCBP 5/22/05 Doing well in the wild.
391 F WCBP 6/3/05 Dead.  Coyote predation (5/4/09)
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-May 21, 2009
426 F WCBP 5/30/06 Doing well in the wild.
453 F LAZ 5/27/07 Doing well in the wild.
454 M SDWAP 5/28/07 Doing well in the wild.
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-Nov. 2, 2009
485 F WCBP 5/02/08 Dead (01/31/2010) Coyote predation
466 M WCBP 5/02/08 Doing well in the wild
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-March 7, 2010
442 F WCBP 4/09/08 Recaptured and held in Flight Pen March 30, 2010 – she’ll be re-released in the future, but high winds coupled with poor flight skills left her too vulnerable to predation to risk leaving her out.
484 F WCBP 5/02/08 Doing well in the wild
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-Sept. 24, 2011
521   WCBP  
496   WCBP    
516   WCBP    
RELEASE Vermilion Cliffs-October 14, 2011
523   WCBP  
528   WCBP    
Awaiting Release, held in AZ
486 M SDWAP 5/5/2008
520 M SDWAP 4/27/2009
496 F Portland 6/3/2008

 

Wild Fledged Condors

TAG SEX YEAR HATCHED PARENT CONDORS STATUS
305 M 2003 123/127 Dead (3/26/05)-Starvation
342 M 2004 114/149 Doing well in the wild.
350 M 2004 119/122 Doing well in the wild.
389 F 2005 114/126 Doing well in the wild.
392 M 2005 123/127 Doing well in the wild.
441 ? 2007 134/210 Doing well in the wild.
459 ? 2007 114/126 Doing well in the wild.
472 ? 2008 123/127 Dead (01/04/2010) died of lead poisoning
476 ? 2008 133/187 Missing/unknown - last contact 15 March 2011
515 ? 2009 114/126 Missing/unknown - last contact, visual, 26 Dec 2009
527 ? 2009 122/210 Missing/Unknown  - last contact, visual, 21 July 2009
558 ? 2010 114/126 Missing/Unknown - last contact 19 April 2011

 

Condor chicks in wild nests

TAG SEX YEAR HATCHED PARENT CONDORS STATUS
633 ? 2011 234/280  
634 ? 2011 187/133