A condor has returned to the air over Oregon, marking the first time in more than a century that the birds have been seen in the state.
The bird — B9 — headed north from Redwoods National and State Parks for the Beaver State.
“We are very excited to see our condors begin exploration of the greater Northern California and Southern Oregon region,” said Leonel Arguello, National Park Service superintendent for the national park. “Their progress reflects the dedication and hard work of everyone involved in their reintroduction and care, and marks an important milestone for the condor recovery effort.”
In Oregon, the last wild condor was observed in the city of Drain between Eugene and Roseburg in 1904. Before the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) reintroduction effort, the last free-flying condor in Northern California was documented during the early 1900s in Humboldt County.
Condor B9 (studbook 1268), two years and one month old, was hatched on April 3, 2024, at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho and released into the redwood region last fall. On May 12, 2026, she began the four-day, 380-mile flight from Orick, CA, traveling west to within 12 miles of Redding, CA before crossing both the northern Trinity Alps and Marble Mountain Wildernesses prior to reaching her northernmost point on this voyage within 8 miles of Medford, OR. On the return trip, she spent one night near Cave Junction before heading down the Smith River corridor, making a detour to Brookings, OR on the coast and arriving back at the facility on May 16. She flew for a total of 80 miles in Oregon and expanded the NCCRP flock’s range by 25 miles north and 35 miles east.
Condors can soar up to 250 miles per day. B9 covered nearly 100 miles each day on her foray into Oregon.
The California Condor Recovery Program is an international multi-entity effort, led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to recover the endangered California condor by establishing robust self-sustaining populations of condors within their historical distribution. The NCCRP is a partnership between the Yurok Tribe and Redwood National and State Parks.
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