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California Condor Spotted In San Mateo, First in 110 Years
NBC Bay Area ^ | Friday, Jun 13, 2014 | Chris Roberts

Posted on 06/14/2014 12:01:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Rare bird at extinction's brink is spotted on Peninsula.

After 110 years, a California condor has returned to San Mateo County.

The first California condor spotted in San Mateo since 1904 is a three-year old female that flew over 100 miles from San Benito County to Pescadero, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Condors are big birds with wing spans of up to nine feet, according to wildlife experts. They're also breeding again "on their own" after hunting and habitat loss cut the condor population down to 22 in 1982.

All 22 of the condors were captured and made to breed in captivity. About 195 condors live at zoos, but 238 of their offspring, like the condor that decided to visit San Mateo, are now breeding in the wild.

Pet Store Workers Fear Stolen Guinea Pig May Be in Danger Most condors are in Big Sur or Pinnacles, if not in Mexico or Utah, the newspaper reported.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: california; condor; condors; neilyoung; sanmateocounty

1 posted on 06/14/2014 12:01:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
I'll have to check for recipes. Last time I saw that... it was with the passenger pigeon recipes.

/johnny

2 posted on 06/14/2014 12:04:12 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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Hope there aren’t any wind farms nearby. Or maybe I do in a perverse way, nahhhh, vulture shouldn’t suffer to make a political point


3 posted on 06/14/2014 12:07:43 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%i)
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To: nickcarraway

Condors must not be very smart, or they would have left California a long time ago.


4 posted on 06/14/2014 12:09:50 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: nickcarraway
We need condors like we need Obama.

Wonder what the cost is to keep them in captivity and to breed them. Probably a million a year.

5 posted on 06/14/2014 12:14:42 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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I have no desire to save the condor and I’m offended and pissed their near demise is blamed on hunters lead ammo.


6 posted on 06/14/2014 12:16:09 PM PDT by umgud
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To: nickcarraway

That’s just Nancy, visiting her district....


7 posted on 06/14/2014 12:21:05 PM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: nickcarraway

Lock’n’Load Amigo. We eat big chicken tonight.


8 posted on 06/14/2014 12:22:44 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: JRandomFreeper

This ain’t squab, more like pheasant

Need some wild rice too


9 posted on 06/14/2014 12:23:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: umgud

Well, there’s that and their love of Anti-freeze.


10 posted on 06/14/2014 12:23:52 PM PDT by Not now, Not ever! (Girlfriend suggested I use pelosi in place of swear words, A good idea, I think)
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To: umgud
Interesting they even mentioned that they weren't breeding on their own.

I'm inclined to say that's God's plan...and it may be why the dinosaurs bit the dust, too.

By the way...I'm pretty glad there are no dinosaurs around.

11 posted on 06/14/2014 12:24:59 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: umgud
AAAS says "condor protection programs cost $5 million per year.

It's worthwhile for some folks....

12 posted on 06/14/2014 12:31:02 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nickcarraway
Condor can be cooked very much like turkey, except that it tends to be dry-fleshed and requires frequent basting with butter. Every time I see one of those fine-feathered fellows strutting around the local zoo, I can't help thinking how handsome he would look on a silver serving platter!

ROAST YOUNG CONDOR
Slinge, draw, and stuff a condor with forcemeat. Truss it for roasting and roast it in a moderate oven (350° F.) for about 20 minutes per pound, or until well browned and tender, basting very frequently with melted butter. Serve hot with pan gravy or cold with chopped jelly and cold sauce poivrade.

To make the forcemeat, soak 1 pound of bread crumbs in milk and press out the moisture. Combine it with 1 pound of chopped beef marrow, the condor liver, finely chopped, 10 shallots or 1 onion, chopped and stewed in butter until tender, 1 tablespoon each chopped green celery leaf and parsley, and a little sage, marjoram, and thyme. Season with cayenne, nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste.

SAUCE POIVRADE
To 6 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan, add 1 carrot and 1 onion, both diced, and cook until they are golden-brown. Add 1/2 cup flour, mix together, and cook until the flour turns golden-brown. Add 3 cups brown stock or double-strength beef consommé and 1 cup tomato purée, mix well with a whip, and cook, stirring until well blended. Add 3 or 4 sprigs of parsley, 1 bay leaf, and a little thyme. If any bones of other game are available, brown them well in the oven and add them. Cook for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally and skimming as needed.

Put 1/2 cup vinegar and 6 peppercorns, crushed, in a pan and cook until the liquid is reduced to about one third the original quantity. Strain the sauce into the reduced vinegar mixture and cook all together for about 30 minutes, skimming carefully as the fat rises. Add 1/2 cup red wine to finish the sauce.

13 posted on 06/14/2014 12:32:07 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (We need to fundamentally transform RATs lives for their lies.)
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To: nickcarraway

We used to have condors out in 29 Palms in the early 80s. They later disappeared. Hasn’t been 110 years, more like 30.

Then again, maybe it’s the THUNDERBIRD!


14 posted on 06/14/2014 12:35:31 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Have you yourself tasted the Forbidden Bird?


15 posted on 06/14/2014 12:57:24 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: nickcarraway

Now theyre going to have to shut down all human activity in san mateo to protect this condor.


16 posted on 06/14/2014 1:18:18 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: nickcarraway

Lock up your cats, dogs and wee ones.


17 posted on 06/14/2014 1:27:15 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: nickcarraway

Cool!


18 posted on 06/14/2014 3:05:13 PM PDT by Bigg Red (31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
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To: nickcarraway

Saw a few of them in the Mojave desert in the late 60’s, early 70’s. The things were unbelievably large. As I recall, sitting on the ground they were about 3 feet tall. I could be wrong, but that is the way I remember them.


19 posted on 06/14/2014 3:20:50 PM PDT by Yogafist
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