Rare birds explore Mt. Hamilton and the Diablo Range’s grasslands, plateaus and peaks.
A dozen condors were recorded flying over the Diablo Range this week, suggesting the rare species is exploring new territory in the Bay Area’s rolling grasslands, plateaus and peaks.
“It was so exciting. They’re just such huge majestic birds,” said Observatory astronomer Elinor Gates, who raced out of her residence with binoculars and cameras. Since their release, they’ve joined a large flock that flies between Pinnacles and Big Sur — and, increasingly, the Diablo Range north of Highway 152, which runs from Watsonville to Merced. Historically, its core range is south of Highway 152.
The California population has climbed from 20 in 2002 to 93 today. But lead poisoning continues to kill the birds. Scavengers, they rely on carrion – the carcasses of deer, squirrels and other mammals – for food. If those animals were killed with lead bullets, the condors ingest it and perish. Although a ban on the use of lead ammunition went into law in 2019, hunters are not reliably able to find non-lead ammunition, especially for .22-caliber bullets.
“Then, over time, more and more birds show up in a particular area. It becomes part of the range,” he said.
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