Open House '05

Howdy all, Thanks to everyone who made it up the mountain for our 4th annual Open House, our biggest yet. Those of us who braved the weather had a terriffic time. Special thanks to Sandy Wilbur, Jan Hamber, Steve Schubert, the Hopper Interns, and the rest of the hearty souls who stayed for the evening program. We are all very lucky to have such a unique spot and...

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The Life History of AC2 by Jan Hamber, 2005

Now that AC2 is free, I thought that you all might enjoy reading about AC2 and why this formerly free flying wild bird is so important to the recovery of the species. First of all, there were only ten formerly free flying wild condors in captivity in 1987 of which AC2 was one. AC2 and his mate AC3 were first seen on Jan. 9, 1976 by Dick Smith and Jan Hamber as they soared along the escarpment of...

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