For the first time in a hundred years, a flock of California Condors were tracked in Contra Costa County in the of Mount Diablo Range.
Bird conservationists tracked 26 California condors – by their GPS transponders about two weeks ago. It was back in the 1980s that there were less than 30 in existence.
By tagging juvenile condors and who were later released in Big Sur and in Pinnacles National Park in San Benito County.Adams shared, "People know about California condors now, and they know what an important success story this is!"It was about two weeks ago; a large flock of these birds were tracked in the Mount Diablo range but nothing like what was seen two weeks ago.
The large black birds look like oversized vultures, with a bald head and a nine-to-ten-foot wingspan, they need a lot of space. California condors can travel ten thousand feet high and can fly 200 miles a day. ammunition made from lead.The large condors fly very high but slow, and that’s why Adams says, the Mount Diablo range is perfect for condors, as it has 200 miles of intact wilderness, most of which is unreachable by hikers and bikers.
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