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MARCH Condor, continued from page 1 Quiz

ary. They were accompanied by two
Desk Schedule Andean condors. All of them were
young birds.
Tues1 P. Kepner J. Geier ○ True and False in the
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In the wild, AC9 had found a mate
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Wed/2 I. Grieco C. Gilmore ○
in AC8. She liked him, found a suit- Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Thur/3 V. Sperry J. Barrett ○
able nesting site and soon there was by Chuck Kleber
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J. Botsford N. Kresge ○
an egg. It failed to survive, but the
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Fri/4 D./V. Wray P. Kepner ○ ○ second was saved and taken to the San They’re famous and they’re im-
R. Conductor ○ ○ ○ Diego Wild Animal Park where it portant to Nevada. Do you know
Sat/5 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck ○ ○ hatched. When AC9 and AC8 were enough about them to get the
I. Grieco R. Linsmeier ○ ○ captured, they were mated with other right answers in the following:
Sun/6 E. Rothfuss T./N. Hughes ○ ○ ○ condors, with great success. AC9 was
Mon/7 A. Berg F. Rhea ○ ○ a star performer in the recovery pro- (1) The Sierra Nevada is the long-
gram, siring 16 new condors. AC8 was
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Tues/8 I. Grieco J. Geier ○ est mountain range in the United
a “founding mother,” a particularly
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Wed/9 M. Andrews C. Gilmore ○ States T ( ) F ( )
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great accomplishment since she was
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Thur/10 J. Fazio J. Barrett ○
one of the oldest condors, possibly over (2) The highest peak is Mount
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Fri/11 P. Oleson D. Powers ○ ○
40. After their release, AC9 and AC8 Shasta T ( ) F ( )
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Sat/12 M. Lolich M. Lolich ○
renewed the relationship. (3) The Yosemite Valley is an ex-
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E. Meeks P. VanDooremal ○ ○ With condors beginning to repro-
Sun/13 I. Hyman L. Eaton ○ ○ ○ duce in the wild, the future looks good. ample of glacial action T ( ) F ( )
E. Rothfuss ○ ○ They have been released in remote (4) The abundant Ponderosa
Mon/14 R. Linsmeier T./N. Hughes ○ ○ regions of the Los Padres National Pine was named after botanist,
Tues/15 R. Augulis J. Geier ○ ○ ○ Forest in Santa Barbara County, Calif. Sam Ponder T ( ) F ( )
Wed/16 T./N. Hughes C. Gilmore ○ ○ and Vermilion Cliffs, Ariz. These ar- (5) Giant Sequoias and the
Thur/17 V. Sperry J. Barrett ○ ○ ○ eas are ideal for nesting, with their Redwoods are both
crevices in mountain cliffs. The female
J. Botsford ○
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lays a single egg, normally just once conifers T ( ) F ( )
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Fri/18 M. Andrews P. Kepner ○
every two years, which hatches (6) There are eight species of
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Sat/19 E. Meeks D./V. Wray ○ ○
between January and March. Both par- chipmunks in the Sierra
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L. Eaton ○
ents help with incubation and care for
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Sun/20 E. Rothfuss L./M. Utah ○ Nevada T ( ) F ( )
the chick. Fortunately, if the egg is lost,
Mon/21 S. Stenzel D. Powers the female may lay another. These are (7) One reason for the Sequoia’s
Tues/22 M. Slagle J. Geier gregarious birds; they roost in groups survival is the very deep
Wed/23 P. Oleson C. Gilmore and are very communicative with root system T ( ) F ( )
N. Kresge one another. (8) Exfoliation can be seen in
Thur/ 24 R. Kinn J. Barrett Condors are often thought of as Yosemite. This is where granite
J. Botsford “dirty” because they feed on carrion. has pushed limestone
But they are actually doing an out-
Fri/25 D./V. Wray OPEN
standing job of keeping the natural aside T ( ) F ( )
Sat/26 D./V. Wray D./V. Wray
habitat clean by eliminating dead ani- (9) On occasion, some areas get
Sun/27 B. Saperstein L./M. Utah ○
mals. They are admirably designed for 250 to 500 inches of
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E. Rothfuss ○
the job with their smooth heads re-
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Mon/28 S. Stenzel R. Linsmeier ○ snow T ( ) F ( )
maining much cleaner than if they had
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Tues/29 M. Slagle J. Geier ○ ○ (10) By 10,000 years ago,
feathers. They spend much time preen-
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Wed/30 V. Sperry C. Gilmore ○ ing themselves and bathe frequently. glaciers had largely
Thur/31 J. Fazio J. Barrett In their wild state, the California retreated T ( ) F ( )
condor can live up to sixty years. Long
Changes? Call Gina Mele, 515-5355 live Gymnogyps californianus! ⌧ Answers on page 7
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