Park biologists have determined the location of a California condor nest in Zion! The nest is on Minotaur Tower which is on the cliff face north of Angels Landing. Biologists recorded this video of a nest exchange, where one condor switches sitting on the egg with the other condor. We estimate that the egg was laid in mid-March, which makes the hatch date around early May if all goes well. The mother is condor 409 (wing tag 9) and the father is condor 523 (wing tag J3). 409 and 523 are the breed

The California Condor Cam is back for 2022, focusing on a new nest in Tom's Canyon featuring #462 (male) and #846 (female). Their egg started pipping today, and is expected to hatch in the next 24-48 hours! Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/condors #462 was wild-hatched in 2008 by foster parents, male #247 and female #79 out of a Huttons Bowl nest, the same territory featured in last year's Condor Cam. #462 has nested twice before in 2018 and 2020; both times in Tom's Canyon with previous mate, fe

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