Katy Penland
Well-known member
Okay, this may or may not be kosher depending on how you list, but since I don't keep a lifelist per se, it's still my most recent "life" bird. 
California Condor, Tag #42. Actually, its full number is 342, but there's not enough room for a 3-digit figure, so I was told by the Peregrine Fund researcher on site the day I saw this and 10 other condors. He was using a radio antenna to track the birds which is what prompted me to go over to ask him what he was monitoring.
The "tickable" #42 is a 2CY, wild-hatched bird that was re-trapped later in order to tag it. At least, that's what the PF guy was telling folks who were into official listing.
Tickable or not, what a thrill to see two of these huge birds in flight; the rest were sunning themselves on the riverbank at the base of the bridge piling where we were all standing: Navajo Bridge between Marble Canyon and Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River, for those familiar with the area.
California Condor, Tag #42. Actually, its full number is 342, but there's not enough room for a 3-digit figure, so I was told by the Peregrine Fund researcher on site the day I saw this and 10 other condors. He was using a radio antenna to track the birds which is what prompted me to go over to ask him what he was monitoring.
The "tickable" #42 is a 2CY, wild-hatched bird that was re-trapped later in order to tag it. At least, that's what the PF guy was telling folks who were into official listing.
Tickable or not, what a thrill to see two of these huge birds in flight; the rest were sunning themselves on the riverbank at the base of the bridge piling where we were all standing: Navajo Bridge between Marble Canyon and Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River, for those familiar with the area.
