Condor

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by rubbing them on grass, rocks, or tree branches. s also bathe frequently and spend hours preening and drying their feathers.
s were probably never very numerous in North America. The species once ranged along the entire Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Baja California. Fossils have been found as far east as Texas, Florida, and New York. More recently, however, they were confined to a horseshoe-shaped area north of Los Angeles.
For years, no one knew precisely how many California s existed, although they have been considered to be a declining species since the 1890s. One estimate put their number at 100 in the early 1940s. Another indicated there were 50 to 60 in the early 1960s. By the late 1970s, the estimate had dropped to 25 to 30 birds.
Nor, despite years of study, can scientists pinpoint the reason for the bird's decline. Some factors include illegal collection of s and their eggs, poisoning from substances put out by ranchers to eradicate livestock predators, ...

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