Condor Chick Poses For The Camera On Windy Day In Devils Gate – August 29, 2017

Watch the remaining tufts of chick's downy plumage dance in the wind as gusts blow through the nesting area in Devils Gate. Watch Live 24/7, with highlights and news updates, at http://allaboutbirds.org/condors The California Condor cam is a collaboration between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Santa Barbara Zoo, the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Thanks for watching! *********************************** About the Nest This condor nest, known as the Devils Gate nest, is located in the Los Padres National Forest, near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. The parents of the chick in the Devil’s Gate nest are mom #513 and dad #206. Dad #206 hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in 1999 and mom #513 hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise Idaho in 2009. This is their third nesting attempt together but they have yet to successfully fledge a chick. #birdcams #live #condor #birds #wildlife #nature #nowplaying #california