Condor chick born in wild flies from nest at California park

[Judi Lynn]

Condor chick born in wild flies from nest at California park

Updated 10:50 pm, Wednesday, October 12, 2016



Photo: Gavin Emmons, AP

PAICINES, Calif. (AP) — A California condor chick has hatched in the wild, survived and flown out of its nest at Pinnacles National Park for the first time since the 1890s, officials said Wednesday.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2edTCWs ) reports the female bird, born in April, is not the first chick to be born in the park. But it is the first to survive long enough to leave the nest and begin its flight to adulthood.



"She is staying near the nest, doing lot of practice flights," said Rachel Wolstenholme, condor program manager at Pinnacles. "Her parents will help her learn how to fly and where to feed and how to interact with the other wild birds out there."

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Scientists say it's a success story for North America's largest bird as it continues a slow but steady path from near extinction.

More:
http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/Condor-chick-born-in-wild-flies-from-nest-at-9966452.php#photo-11438028

[napi21]

1. That's GREAT! I hope she stays and has many more to revive the species. nt