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An island refuge?

20 April 20209 April 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

In the 1950s, concern about the extinction of the California condor led to a proposal to move California condors to an island in the Pacific Ocean. Here’s a look at that idea.

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Translating from the Russian

19 March 202028 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

While searching for mentions of the California condor in books about the history of California, I happened upon a book concerning the exploration and colonization of California by Russians. This book started me on a bit of an expedition. This post is a report on what I have learned so far.

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An early report of death due to microtrash

12 August 201828 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

A significant threat to California condors today is “microtrash”, small bits of trash that condors find on the ground and eat. This post provides some current information about the microtrash problem and then notes a century-old case of microtrash causing the death of a condor.

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State bird

5 December 201728 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

The official state bird of California is the California quail, a fine representative for the state. The California quail was chosen, in the late 1920s, by a state-wide, albeit, unofficial vote. Among the top candidates for state bird was the California condor. Here’s the story.

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Early illustrations: 1797-1878

28 July 201728 March 2020 ~ Pseudogryps

For this, the 100th post to this blog, I present 10 early illustrations of the California condor from books, academic journals, and popular magazines.

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