A Los Alamos man who is also an avid birder says he spotted a California condor that was last seen in Colorado.
Joe Fitzgibbon told the Santa Fe New Mexican (http://bit.ly/1IcX8GN) that he was "flabbergasted" to see the bird in his backyard on Friday.
Fitzgibbon says saw a large radiotransmitter "N8" tag on its wing.
Fitzgibbon contacted the nonprofit The Peregrine Fund, which is monitoring 70 condors in Arizona and southern Utah.
The group says N8 is a 2-year-old male released in the Grand Canyon. The bird was listed as "missing and feared dead" in February until a ranger saw it near Cortez, Colorado.
Bob Parmenter, a scientist at the Valles Caldera National Preserve, says it is likely the first condor sighting in New Mexico since before recorded history.
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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican.
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