May 30, 2004
Condor Watch
Master Naturalist Scott Harger uses a directional
"Yagi" antenna to track a parent California Condor.
Volunteer monitors have been recruited from
several organizations to assist the Peregrine Fund
monitor the nest, located on The Battleship
formation, located between Bright Angel Visitor
Center and Hopi Point, but visible only from
Hopi Point (See next Photo.)
Nest cave is indicated by a circle.
There are holes in the monitor schedule, which
runs from dawn till dusk, when the birds are active.
If you are interested in helping out, contact
Karen Murray, Project Manager at The Grand Canyon Trust
for the Condor Reintroduction Program,
Kmurray@grandcanyontrust.org .
It is tougher than you might think to
watch a hole two miles distant, so shifts are
preferably no longer than 4 hours.
Ole' 27 does a flyby. Now referred to as
SB (stud Book) #127