Bird
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Photo: Chuck Szmurlo, CC BY 3.0
Common Names
Large Buzzard / Vulture of Columbia
Habitat
Columbia River and estuary
Conservation
Critically imperiled
First Observed
1805-10-29
Observed At
Lower Columbia River, near present-day Beacon Rock, Washington
Men of the Corps shot four of the few dozen California condor that may have lived on the lower Columbia at the time.
Recent sightings
Where it’s being seen today
2 research-grade iNaturalist observations between 2010–2019. Most recent: 2019-02-15. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.
Journal References
1 journal entry mentions California Condor
